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FORMAT GRAPHIQUE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Graphics Interchange Format
1, record 1, English, Graphics%20Interchange%20Format
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GIF 2, record 1, English, GIF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gif 3, record 1, English, gif
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A standard format for encoding images as compressed colour bitmap graphics files which enables them to be displayed, stored, and transmitted between networks. 4, record 1, English, - Graphics%20Interchange%20Format
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Graphic Interchange Format
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- GIF
1, record 1, French, GIF
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- format GIF 2, record 1, French, format%20GIF
correct, masculine noun
- gif 3, record 1, French, gif
correct, masculine noun
- format d’échange graphique 4, record 1, French, format%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9change%20graphique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
GIF; gif : Ces désignations proviennent des lettres initiales de la désignation anglaise «Graphics Interchange Format». 5, record 1, French, - GIF
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- graphical format
1, record 2, English, graphical%20format
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- format graphique
1, record 2, French, format%20graphique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plans and Specifications (Construction)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- engineering diagram
1, record 3, English, engineering%20diagram
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- engineered diagram 2, record 3, English, engineered%20diagram
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All documentation pertaining to this contract produced in hardcopy or electronic media, including architectural drawings, engineered diagrams, schematics, equipment lists, and system inventories are considered Protected Assets and shall be returned to the project authority on completion of this contract. 2, record 3, English, - engineering%20diagram
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- diagramme d’ingénierie
1, record 3, French, diagramme%20d%26rsquo%3Bing%C3%A9nierie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- schéma d’ingénierie 2, record 3, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20d%26rsquo%3Bing%C3%A9nierie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
IGES(Initial graphics exchange specification) :Format de fichier graphique convenant particulièrement à la description de modèles créés en conception assistée par ordinateur. Il comporte une grande variété de formes géométriques(primitives) et offre des méthodes pour décrire et annoter des dessins et des diagrammes d’ingénierie. 3, record 3, French, - diagramme%20d%26rsquo%3Bing%C3%A9nierie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-03-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- underscan
1, record 4, English, underscan
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- underscanning 2, record 4, English, underscanning
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] decreasing [of] the raster size of a television [or computer] image so that the edges of the picture are visible. 3, record 4, English, - underscan
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>. 4, record 4, English, - underscan
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sous-balayage
1, record 4, French, sous%2Dbalayage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sous-scannage 1, record 4, French, sous%2Dscannage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour éviter des déformations géométriques dans les angles des écrans des micro-ordinateurs, l'image n’ occupe qu'environ 90 % de la surface du tube cathodique. Le format informatique de l'image est donc plus petit que le format de balayage vidéo de l'écran. Dans un certain nombre de dispositifs de conversion vidéo, cet écart est conservé lors de la transformation des images informatiques en images vidéo. Pour des applications de type création graphique, animation, incrustation d’images informatiques, cet écart est très gênant. Certains constructeurs permettent alors de choisir le format d’affichage vidéo de l'image. Un premier réglage(mode «underscan») permet de conserver l'image informatique dans sa taille initiale. Elle apparaît donc sur le moniteur vidéo exactement comme sur l'écran informatique avec les bordures noires habituelles. Un deuxième réglage(mode «overscan») agrandit l'image informatique de manière à ce qu'elle occupe toute la surface du moniteur vidéo. 2, record 4, French, - sous%2Dbalayage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-01-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Video Technology
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- overscan
1, record 5, English, overscan
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- overscanning 2, record 5, English, overscanning
correct
- edge blanking 3, record 5, English, edge%20blanking
correct
- edge noise 3, record 5, English, edge%20noise
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The black part of the video signal normally outside a TV's [or computer's] image. 4, record 5, English, - overscan
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most capture cards include some amount of edge blanking around the captured image. 4, record 5, English, - overscan
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>. 5, record 5, English, - overscan
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vidéotechnique
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- surbalayage
1, record 5, French, surbalayage
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- surscannage 1, record 5, French, surscannage
correct, masculine noun
- surbalayage excessif 2, record 5, French, surbalayage%20excessif
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie noire d’un signal vidéo qui a la forme d’une bordure déformante dans les angles des écrans de téléviseurs et d’ordinateurs. 3, record 5, French, - surbalayage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour éviter des déformations géométriques dans les angles des écrans des micro-ordinateurs, l'image n’ occupe qu'environ 90 % de la surface du tube cathodique. Le format informatique de l'image est donc plus petit que le format de balayage vidéo de l'écran. Dans un certain nombre de dispositifs de conversion vidéo, cet écart est conservé hors de la transformation des images informatiques en images vidéo. Pour des applications de type création graphique, animation, incrustation d’images informatiques, cet écart est très gênant. Certains constructeurs permettent alors, de choisir le format d’affichage vidéo de l'image. Un premier réglage(mode «underscan») permet de conserver l'image informatique dans sa taille initiale. Elle apparaît donc sur le moniteur vidéo exactement comme sur l'écran informatique avec les bordures noires habituelles. Un deuxième réglage(mode «overscan») agrandit l'image informatique de manière à ce qu'elle occupe toute la surface du moniteur vidéo. 4, record 5, French, - surbalayage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-11-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Electronic Publishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- bit-mapped graphic
1, record 6, English, bit%2Dmapped%20graphic
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- bitmapped graphic 2, record 6, English, bitmapped%20graphic
correct
- bit-map graphic 3, record 6, English, bit%2Dmap%20graphic
correct
- bit map graphic 4, record 6, English, bit%20map%20graphic
correct
- bitmap graphic 5, record 6, English, bitmap%20graphic
proposal
- bitmap image 6, record 6, English, bitmap%20image
correct
- bit-map image 7, record 6, English, bit%2Dmap%20image
correct
- bitmapped image 8, record 6, English, bitmapped%20image
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of graphic image that can be accessed on a bit-by-bit (pixel) basis by being directly addressable on the screen. 9, record 6, English, - bit%2Dmapped%20graphic
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To make illustrations on a display screen, you use the painting and drawing tools of the bit-map program to turn bits on and off. An on-bit is black or coloured and an off-bit is white. 3, record 6, English, - bit%2Dmapped%20graphic
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 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>. 10, record 6, English, - bit%2Dmapped%20graphic
Record 6, Key term(s)
- bit mapped graphic
- bit-map image
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Éditique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- graphique en mode point
1, record 6, French, graphique%20en%20mode%20point
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- graphique en mode points 2, record 6, French, graphique%20en%20mode%20points
correct, masculine noun
- graphique en mode point 1, record 6, French, graphique%20en%20mode%20point
correct, masculine noun
- image en mode point 3, record 6, French, image%20en%20mode%20point
correct, feminine noun
- graphique Bitmap 4, record 6, French, graphique%20Bitmap
masculine noun
- image point 3, record 6, French, image%20point
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Graphique constitué d’un réseau de pixels ou de points (affiché sur écran ou imprimé) où chaque pixel ou point correspond à un bit d’information de la mémoire d’un ordinateur (soit 0 : pixel éteint représentant un blanc à l’écran, soit 1 : pixel allumé et donc noir ou coloré à l’écran). 5, record 6, French, - graphique%20en%20mode%20point
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout dessin [ou graphique], créé à l'aide d’un programme de dessin, peut être sauvegardé sans problème dans un format graphique courant. Nous devons tout d’abord distinguer les graphiques Bitmap et les graphiques vectoriels. Dans le premier cas les éléments du dessin sont constitués de points correspondant à la définition de la carte graphique. 4, record 6, French, - graphique%20en%20mode%20point
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-07-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Data Exchange Format
1, record 7, English, Data%20Exchange%20Format
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- DXF 1, record 7, English, DXF
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
data exchange: the use of data by more than one system or program. 2, record 7, English, - Data%20Exchange%20Format
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- format DXF
1, record 7, French, format%20DXF
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Format graphique de logiciel CAO, utilisé par Autodesk pour décrire les données en Autocad. Ce format est devenu un standard de facto. 1, record 7, French, - format%20DXF
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-11-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- default graph form 1, record 8, English, default%20graph%20form
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- format de graphique par défaut
1, record 8, French, format%20de%20graphique%20par%20d%C3%A9faut
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1981-11-17
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- analytical stereo-plotter
1, record 9, English, analytical%20stereo%2Dplotter
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matra Optique is now marketing, in the field of photogrammetry, the Traster analytical stereo-plotter, which is the combination of a stereo comparator with a computer system. According to the company, this offers the following advantages: capability to exploit any type of exposure at all focal lengths and in any image format; correction of distortion of all sorts; capability for plotting, directly from the computer, the data extracted from stereo imagery or additional graphical information; a high degree of operator comfort; simultaneous image observation by several operators; and significant increases in productivity and profit, due to the higher data yield. 1, record 9, English, - analytical%20stereo%2Dplotter
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- stéréorestituteur analytique 1, record 9, French, st%C3%A9r%C3%A9orestituteur%20analytique
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour le domaine de la photogrammétrie, la société Matra offre le stéréorestituteur analytique Traster, appareil qui est un stéréocomparateur associé à un ordinateur et qui, selon son fabricant, offre les principaux avantages ci-après : exploitation des clichés de toute focale et de tout format; correction des distorsions de toute nature; possibilité d’utilisation pour restitution graphique ou numérique; grand confort de l'opérateur; possibilité d’observation du modèle simultanément par plusieurs opérateurs; accroissement notable de la productivité et de la rentabilité. 1, record 9, French, - st%C3%A9r%C3%A9orestituteur%20analytique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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