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PICA PICA [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Publishing
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alphabet length
1, record 1, English, alphabet%20length
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alphabet width 1, record 1, English, alphabet%20width
correct
- alphabet size 1, record 1, English, alphabet%20size
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éditique
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'alphabet
1, record 1, French, longueur%20d%27alphabet
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longueur d’un alphabet complet de lettres minuscules d’un corps et d’un style donnés. 1, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27alphabet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En comparant la longueur des divers œils imprimés normalement(ni agrandis ni réduits), on peut déterminer la masse relative d’un œil. La longueur d’alphabet est également exprimée en caractères par pica, c'est-à-dire le nombre moyen de caractères qu'on pourra composer par pica. La longueur relative d’un œil joue un rôle important dans la détermination et l'estimation(calibrage) de la longueur du document imprimé, car un œil ayant un corps plus petit permettra l'impression d’un plus grand nombre de caractères par page que celui dont la masse est plus élevée. 1, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27alphabet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
- Electronic Publishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multifont reader
1, record 2, English, multifont%20reader
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- multifont optical reader 2, record 2, English, multifont%20optical%20reader
correct
- multifount reader 3, record 2, English, multifount%20reader
correct, Great Britain
- multiple-font reader 4, record 2, English, multiple%2Dfont%20reader
correct
- multiple-fount reader 3, record 2, English, multiple%2Dfount%20reader
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A character reader that can identify several intermixed machine-printed fonts, as well as hand-printed numerals. 4, record 2, English, - multifont%20reader
Record 2, Key term(s)
- multiple fount reader
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
- Périphériques (Informatique)
- Éditique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lecteur multipolice
1, record 2, French, lecteur%20multipolice
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lecteur optique qui peut reconnaître les caractères de plusieurs types de polices(«élite», «pica», etc.). 2, record 2, French, - lecteur%20multipolice
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ofimática
- Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
- Publicación electrónica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lectora de tipos múltiples
1, record 2, Spanish, lectora%20de%20tipos%20m%C3%BAltiples
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- black-billed magpie
1, record 3, English, black%2Dbilled%20magpie
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Corvidae. 2, record 3, English, - black%2Dbilled%20magpie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The subspecies Pica pica hudsonia is raised to species level Pica hudsonia. 2, record 3, English, - black%2Dbilled%20magpie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 3, English, - black%2Dbilled%20magpie
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pie d'Amérique
1, record 3, French, pie%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Corvidae. 2, record 3, French, - pie%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La sous-espèce Pica pica hudsonia est devenue une espèce distincte :Pica hudsonia. 2, record 3, French, - pie%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, en français les noms des espèces d’oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 3, French, - pie%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- American pika
1, record 4, English, American%20pika
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Ochotona princeps 1, record 4, English, Ochotona%20princeps
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pika of North America. 2, record 4, English, - American%20pika
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Ochotonidae. 3, record 4, English, - American%20pika
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pica d'Amérique
1, record 4, French, pica%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pika d'Amérique 2, record 4, French, pika%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- lapin des rochers 3, record 4, French, lapin%20des%20rochers
correct, masculine noun, familiar
- Ochotona princeps 4, record 4, French, Ochotona%20princeps
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal de la famille des Ochotonidae, ordre des lagomorphes, vivant en Amérique du Nord. 5, record 4, French, - pica%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Ochotona princeps(pica d’Amérique) est un petit animal dépourvu de queue, au corps en boule et au nez busqué, mesurant environ 175 mm. Il habite les montagnes de l'ouest de l'Alberta, de la Colombie-Britannique et du Yukon. Animal diurne, il sort le matin de bonne heure et, peu après le coucher du soleil, il disparaît dans son nid tapissé d’herbes et dissimulé dans une fente de rocher. 6, record 4, French, - pica%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pika d’Amérique : Cette graphie indique clairement l’étymologie toungouze (puka) du terme «pika». 7, record 4, French, - pica%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Investment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Atlantic Investment Partnership
1, record 5, English, Atlantic%20Investment%20Partnership
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- AIP 1, record 5, English, AIP
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A five-year, $700 million initiative designed to build new partnerships that will increase the capacity of Atlantic Canadians to compete in an increasingly global, knowledge-based economy. Through the AIP, the Government of Canada will make major investments in the areas of innovation, community economic development, trade and investment, and entrepreneurship and business skills development. 1, record 5, English, - Atlantic%20Investment%20Partnership
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). 1, record 5, English, - Atlantic%20Investment%20Partnership
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Investissements et placements
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Partenariat pour l'investissement au Canada atlantique
1, record 5, French, Partenariat%20pour%20l%27investissement%20au%20Canada%20atlantique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- PICA 1, record 5, French, PICA
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une mesure quinquennale de 700 millions de dollars dont l'objet est d’établir des partenariats qui permettront aux Canadiens et aux Canadiennes de la région de l'Atlantique de mieux soutenir la concurrence dans une économie mondiale du savoir en constante expansion. Le gouvernement du Canada effectuera, au moyen du PICA, d’importants investissements dans différents secteurs : innovation, développement économique des collectivités, commerce et investissement, entrepreneurship et perfectionnement des compétences en affaires. 1, record 5, French, - Partenariat%20pour%20l%27investissement%20au%20Canada%20atlantique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique (APECA). 1, record 5, French, - Partenariat%20pour%20l%27investissement%20au%20Canada%20atlantique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
- Inversiones
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- Asociación para la Inversión en la Región Atlántica de Canadá
1, record 5, Spanish, Asociaci%C3%B3n%20para%20la%20Inversi%C3%B3n%20en%20la%20Regi%C3%B3n%20Atl%C3%A1ntica%20de%20Canad%C3%A1
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
- AIRAC 1, record 5, Spanish, AIRAC
feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-08-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- characters per pica
1, record 6, English, characters%20per%20pica
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- CPP 2, record 6, English, CPP
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- characters-per-pica 3, record 6, English, characters%2Dper%2Dpica
correct, plural
- CPP 2, record 6, English, CPP
correct
- CPP 2, record 6, English, CPP
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of characters of a given typeface and size that will fit into a pica. 1, record 6, English, - characters%20per%20pica
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- caractères au pica
1, record 6, French, caract%C3%A8res%20au%20pica
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- CAP 2, record 6, French, CAP
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- caractères par pica 3, record 6, French, caract%C3%A8res%20par%20pica
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre de caractères d’un style et d’un corps donnés que peut contenir un pica. 4, record 6, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20au%20pica
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-12-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Graphic Reproduction
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- character(s) per pica per point size
1, record 7, English, character%28s%29%20per%20pica%20per%20point%20size
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Production graphique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- caractère(s) par pica et par point
1, record 7, French, caract%C3%A8re%28s%29%20par%20pica%20et%20par%20point
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
le point est l'unité de mesure de caractère au carré; en d’autres mots, c'est le corps du caractères.-Le pica est l'unité de mesure anglo-saxonne(Le didob en Europe continentale) de la longueur du caractère dans une ligne. 2, record 7, French, - caract%C3%A8re%28s%29%20par%20pica%20et%20par%20point
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Typography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- pica type 1, record 8, English, pica%20type
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Pica type 1, record 8, English, Pica%20type
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
most typewriters have either elite type (12 spaces to the horizontal inch) or -- (10 spaces to the horizontal inch). [also: Pica type, MILOF 68 13] 1, record 8, English, - pica%20type
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- caractère Pica 1, record 8, French, caract%C3%A8re%20Pica
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- caractère pica 1, record 8, French, caract%C3%A8re%20pica
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
le--. Hauteur 2 mm : pitch 10(...) d’où espacement de 2, 5 mm(...) Le--est utilisé surtout pour la correspondance commerciale. [aussi : caractère pica, GEBUR 67 7] 1, record 8, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20Pica
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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