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FORMAT CLASSIQUE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Advertising Media
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- expandable banner
1, record 1, English, expandable%20banner
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An expandable banner is a dynamic digital advertising format that initially appears as a standard-sized display ad but can enlarge or "expand" when a user interacts with it, typically by hovering or clicking. 2, record 1, English, - expandable%20banner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Supports publicitaires
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bannière extensible
1, record 1, French, banni%C3%A8re%20extensible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bandeau extensible 2, record 1, French, bandeau%20extensible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bannières extensibles reprennent un format classique [...], mais s’agrandissent pour prendre une plus grande partie de la page, soit suite à une action de l'internaute(le pointeur de la souris passant par-dessus par exemple) soit automatiquement. 1, record 1, French, - banni%C3%A8re%20extensible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Computer Hardware
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Audio Technology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Compact Disc
1, record 2, English, Compact%20Disc
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CD 2, record 2, English, CD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- conventional CD 3, record 2, English, conventional%20CD
correct
- compact disk 4, record 2, English, compact%20disk
correct
- compact disc 5, record 2, English, compact%20disc
correct, see observation
- audio digital disk 6, record 2, English, audio%20digital%20disk
correct
- audio digital disc 6, record 2, English, audio%20digital%20disc
correct
- digital audio disc 7, record 2, English, digital%20audio%20disc
correct
- DAD 7, record 2, English, DAD
correct
- DAD 7, record 2, English, DAD
- digital audi CD 8, record 2, English, digital%20audi%20CD
correct
- Compact Disc Digital Audio 9, record 2, English, Compact%20Disc%20Digital%20Audio
correct, see observation
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
correct
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
- CD-DA 10, record 2, English, CD%2DDA
correct
- Compact Digital Audio Disc 9, record 2, English, Compact%20Digital%20Audio%20Disc
correct, see observation
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
correct
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optical disk of small dimensions in which a digital signal is represented as a sequence of pits along a spiral track and is read out by a beam of light. 11, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conventional CD: today's CD and DVD technology uses tiny pits to represent individual binary digits. In molecular CDs, the position of each polymer side-chain determines its opacity. Instead of single bits read from single pits on disc, four binary bits are read from the shade of each grey "dot" or polymer side-chain. 12, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to META, vol. 28, no. 4, p. 401, Compact Disc is a trade name. 13, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with the optical digital disc. 14, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Compare to super-CD, DVD, high-definition DVD, molecular CD or twisting molecule disc. 14, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
The Dictionary of New Media (source code: MODIN) is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>. 15, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record 2, Key term(s)
- compact disk digital audio
- compact digital audio disk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Matériel informatique
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Électroacoustique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disque compact
1, record 2, French, disque%20compact
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CD 2, record 2, French, CD
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- disque audionumérique 3, record 2, French, disque%20audionum%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- disque compact audionumérique 4, record 2, French, disque%20compact%20audionum%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- disque compact audio 5, record 2, French, disque%20compact%20audio
masculine noun
- CD audio 6, record 2, French, CD%20audio
masculine noun
- compact disc 7, record 2, French, compact%20disc
avoid, masculine noun
- C.D. 8, record 2, French, C%2ED%2E
anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disque optique de petit diamètre dans lequel un signal numérique est inscrit sous la forme d’une succession de cuvettes alignées le long d’une piste spirale et lu par un faisceau lumineux. 9, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Format classique destiné aux chaînes stéréo et autoradios. 10, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bien que «disque compact» soit d’usage courant, l’utilisation du terme «disque audionumérique» est préférable dans le domaine audio. Le disque compact s’utilise également comme mémoire de masse informatique, et il y a une possibilité de stockage d’images sur les disques compacts les plus récents. Voir Sciences et Techniques, janvier 1987, numéro 33, pages 57-59. 11, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le «disque optique numérique». 12, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
- Electroacústica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- disco compacto
1, record 2, Spanish, disco%20compacto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disco óptico que contiene información visual o acústica grabada y que se reproduce mediante rayos láser. 2, record 2, Spanish, - disco%20compacto
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-10-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Press (News and Journalism)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Berliner format
1, record 3, English, Berliner%20format
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Berliner 1, record 3, English, Berliner
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 470 mm × 315 mm (18½ in × 12.4 in). 1, record 3, English, - Berliner%20format
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Presse écrite
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- format berlinois
1, record 3, French, format%20berlinois
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Libération, Le Monde, Les Échos ou plus récemment Le Figaro ont été les premiers à troquer leur «broadsheet»(grand format) contre un tabloïd classique(41x29 cm, comme Libération) ou un format berlinois(47x32 cm, comme Le Monde). 1, record 3, French, - format%20berlinois
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Remote Sensing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- image map
1, record 4, English, image%20map
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In photogrammetry, a map made from an image or image mosaic, usually overlaid with a grid or graticule, and cartographically enhanced to aid interpretation. 2, record 4, English, - image%20map
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An image that has been processed to be like a map in appearance, scale, geometry, boundary, and projection with a degree of precision that satisfies the user. Measurements made from an image map yield results equal to those made from the corresponding planimetric, topographic, or other map. Similarly, either the image map or the conventional map can be overlaid and matched with the other. 3, record 4, English, - image%20map
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It may be in hard or soft copy format and be capable of substituting a conventional map product. 2, record 4, English, - image%20map
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
image map: term and definition standardized by NATO; term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 4, English, - image%20map
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Calibrated, satellite image map. 4, record 4, English, - image%20map
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Télédétection
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- iconocarte
1, record 4, French, iconocarte
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- carte-image 2, record 4, French, carte%2Dimage
correct, feminine noun
- carte image 3, record 4, French, carte%20image
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En photogrammétrie, carte dont le fond est constitué, soit par une image, soit par une mosaïque d’images, sur laquelle sont généralement appliqués un carroyage ou des graticules et qui contient des renseignements cartographiques qui en facilitent l’interprétation. 4, record 4, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une iconocarte [...] est une image que l’on a géocodée, c’est-à-dire rééchantillonnée dans une projection cartographique, et qui a subi éventuellement des surcharges graphiques, issues ou non de l’interprétation de l’image elle-même. 3, record 4, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle [iconocarte] peut se présenter sous format papier ou format numérique et peut remplacer la carte classique. 4, record 4, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On citera par exemple : la carte sur fond d’image multibande de satellite ou la carte sur fond d’image-radar. 4, record 4, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
inconocarte : terme et définition normalisés par l’OTAN; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 4, French, - iconocarte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cartografía
- Teledetección
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- mapa de imagen
1, record 4, Spanish, mapa%20de%20imagen
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Imagen que ha sido procesada para parecerse a un mapa en apariencia, escala, geometría, límites y proyección, con un grado de precisión que satisface al usuario. 1, record 4, Spanish, - mapa%20de%20imagen
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-09-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Video Technology
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- DVD-Video
1, record 5, English, DVD%2DVideo
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- DVD-V 2, record 5, English, DVD%2DV
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- DVD-video 3, record 5, English, DVD%2Dvideo
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pre-recorded DVD format capable of carrying 133 minutes of high quality video (on a DVD-5) with multi-channel audio in up to 3 languages plus subtitles and menus to provide user interactivity. 4, record 5, English, - DVD%2DVideo
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... specifications for DVD-Video, ... influenced the key aspects of the specifications for the DVD family. DVD-Video supports high quality full motion MPEG-2 video of 720x480 pixels/frame, at 30 frames/sec (NTSC), and 720x576 pixels/frame at 25 frames/sec (PAL). It provides for high quality audio (MPEG-2, 7-1; Dolby AC-3, 5-1; or Linear PCM), with up to 32 sub-picture elements such as captions and stills (to a TV monitor). In addition, it offers the user choices of languages, various navigation and interactive controls (including random access for interactive games), and regional coding, copy protection and other features demanded by the movie industry. All DVD players will support a basic set of options. A single-side, single-layer DVD-Video can contain a 133 minute full-featured movie title. 5, record 5, English, - DVD%2DVideo
Record 5, Key term(s)
- DVD Video
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vidéotechnique
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- DVD-Vidéo
1, record 5, French, DVD%2DVid%C3%A9o
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- DVD vidéo 2, record 5, French, DVD%20vid%C3%A9o
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le DVD-Vidéo [...] plus qu'un simple divertissement domestique. Ses immenses capacités de stockage d’information, la qualité de l'image et du son et autres caractéristiques sophistiquées comme le multi-langage, les sous-titres, les menus interactifs et les angles de vue, font de lui l'outil idéal pour les applications liées aux points de vente, pour les formations réalisées à l'aide de l'ordinateur et bien d’autres applications commerciales. Pour les utilisations commerciales, le DVD présente l'avantage d’une diffusion rendue aisée par la grande disponibilité de lecteurs DVD informatique de salon [...] Le support standard du contenu vidéo pour le DVD-Vidéo est codé au format MPEG-1 au format MPEG-2(PAL ou NTSC). L'image peut être visionnée en 4 : 3(télévision classique), 16 : 9(télévision panoramique), ou avec les barres noires(format cinéma respecté). 1, record 5, French, - DVD%2DVid%C3%A9o
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-12-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- classic format
1, record 6, English, classic%20format
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- "C"-format 1, record 6, English, %5C%22C%5C%22%2Dformat
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[One] of the three selectable Advanced Photo System print formats; identical to the 2:3 aspect ratio used in 35 mm photography and suitable for most general-purpose shots. 1, record 6, English, - classic%20format
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- format «C»
1, record 6, French, format%20%C2%ABC%C2%BB
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- format classique 1, record 6, French, format%20classique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Un] des trois formats de photo sélectionnables du système Advanced Photo System; semblable au rapport hauteur/largeur de 2/3 utilisé pour la photographie 35 mm et approprié à la plupart des prises de vue courantes. 1, record 6, French, - format%20%C2%ABC%C2%BB
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-07-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Video Technology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- classical 4:3 format
1, record 7, English, classical%204%3A3%20format
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- standard 4:3 format 2, record 7, English, standard%204%3A3%20format
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
16:9 Video can be stored on a DVD in 4:3 format (standard TV shape) or 16:9 (widescreen). The width-to-height ratio of standard televisions is 4 to 3. New widescreen televisions, specifically those designed for HDTV [High Definition Television], have a ratio of 16 to 9. 3, record 7, English, - classical%204%3A3%20format
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Vidéotechnique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- format 4 : 3 classique
1, record 7, French, format%204%20%3A%203%20classique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- format non respecté 2, record 7, French, format%20non%20respect%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Format TV classique dont le rapport entre les côtés est de 1. 33(largeur 4 et hauteur 3), correspond à peu près au format cinéma classique(1 : 1. 37). 3, record 7, French, - format%204%20%3A%203%20classique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «format non respecté» est largement utilisé dans l’industrie pour indiquer que le film offert a été recadré pour un écran de télévision standard. 4, record 7, French, - format%204%20%3A%203%20classique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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