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SAISIE AUTONOME [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A stand-alone entry system that automatically operates a linecasting machine to produce lines of type at high speed. This system is driven by perforated tape or equivalent electrical signals.

OBS

The abbreviation TTS for the teletypesetter was used until 1969. Since then it is used by the manufacturers (Fairchild) to designate Total Typesetting System.

OBS

Teletypesetter™: A trademark of Fairchild.

Key term(s)
  • Teletypesetter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Mécanisme de saisie autonome qui asservit le clavier d’une machine ligne-bloc et qui, en détectant les perforations d’une bande de papier, ou les signaux électriques équivalents fait fonctionner automatiquement la machine.

OBS

En français, on trouve parfois «teletypesetter» écrit avec des accents : «télétypesetter». Ce système de composition est toutefois plus connu sous l’abréviation T.T.S.

OBS

TeletypesetterMC : Marque de commerce de la société Fairchild.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A flexible, flat, [magnetic,] circular plate that is permanently housed in a black paper envelope [and that] stores data and software on its magnetic coating.

OBS

Standard sizes are 14, 8, 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 inches in diameter ...

OBS

floppy; floppy disk; flexible disk; diskette: terms standardized by CSA International.

OBS

diskette; floppydisk : terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • flexible disc
  • mini-disc
  • flexi-disc
  • floppie
  • minidisc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

[Disque magnétique réalisé en matériau souple et enfermé dans une chemise de protection] servant à la saisie de données ou à la mise en mémoire des programmes et fichiers sur les micro-ordinateurs ou les terminaux pouvant fonctionner en autonome.

OBS

disque souple; disquette : termes normalisés par la CSA International.

OBS

disquette : terme normalisés par l’ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Soporte magnético flexible y removible, utilizado para el almacenamiento de información de pequeña capacidad y generalmente utilizado en microordenadores.

OBS

disco blando: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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