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FRACTION BARRE HORIZONTALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Typography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special characters (for testing purposes)
1, record 1, English, special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Partial list of characters: acute accent (´); ligature AE (Æ); ligature ae (æ); ampersand (&); apostrophe ('); broken bar (¦); cedilla (¸); cent sign (¢); circumflex accent (^); colon (:); comma (,); copyright sign (©); degree (°); diaeresis (¨); division sign (÷); dollar sign ($); dot - full stop (.); em dash (—); en dash (–); equal sign (=); exclamation mark (!); feminine ordinal indicator (ª); figure dash (–); grave accent (`); greater than sign (>); greater than or equal sign (≤); Greek small letter mu (μ); half fraction (½); hyphen (-); hyphen bullet (⁃); hyphen-minus (-); inverted exclamation mark (¡); inverted question mark (¿); large circle (bullet) (●); latin small letter o with stroke (ø); latin small letter sharp S (ß); left curly bracket ({); left parenthesis ((); left square bracket ([); left-pointing double angle quotation mark («); less than or equal sign (≤); long-dash - horizontal (―); low line (_); macron (¯); masculine ordinal indicator (º); micro sign (µ); middle dot (•); minus sign (−); multiplication sign (×); non-breaking hyphen (‑); not sign (¬); OE ligature (Œ); oe ligature (œ); one quarter fraction (¼); paragraph sign (¶); percent sign (%); plus minus sign (±); plus sign (+); pound sign (£); question mark (?); quotation mark ("); registered sign (®); reverse solidus (\); right curly bracket (}); right parenthesis ()); right single quotation mark (’); right square bracket (]); right-pointing double angle quotation mark (»); section sign (§); semicolon (;); small circle (bullet) (•); smaller than sign (<); soft hyphen (-); solidus (/); superscripted one (¹); superscripted three (³); superscripted two (²); three quarters fraction (¾); tilde (~); trademark symbol (™); vertical line (|); yen sign (¥). 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This record was created for testing purposes. 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also the record "Greek character." 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
1010; 1010; 1010 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record 1, Key term(s)
- special character (for testing purposes)
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractères spéciaux (pour fins de test)
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Liste partielle de caractères : accent aigu(´) ;accent circonflexe(^) ;accent grave(`) ;accolade droite(}) ;accolade gauche({) ;ligature AE(Æ) ;ligature ae(æ) ;apostrophe, symbole minute(’) ;apostrophe(’) ;barre horizontale(―) ;barre oblique(/) ;barre oblique inversée(\) ;barre verticale(|) ;barre verticale interrompue(¦) ;cédille(¸) ;centime(¢) ;copyright(©) ;crochet droite, fermant(]) ;crochet gauche, ouvrant([) ;degré(°) ;deux-points(:) ;exposant deux(²) ;exposant trois(³) ;exposant un(¹) ;fraction trois quarts(¾) ;fraction un quart(¼) ;fraction une demie(½) ;gros point centré, disque noir, point de multiplication(●) ;guillemet anglais(") ;guillemet droit(») ;guillemet gauche(«) ;indicateur ordinal féminin(ª) ;indicateur ordinal masculin(º) ;lettre latine S dur(ß) ;lettre minuscule grecque mu(μ) ;lettre minuscule latine o barré(ø) ;ligature OE(Œ) ;ligature oe(œ) ;livre(£) ;macron(¯) ;marque de commerce(mettre la mention "MC" entre crochet dans l'OBS) ;marque déposée(®) ;paragraphe, pied de mouche(¶) ;parenthèse droite()) ;parenthèse gauche(() ;perluète(&) ;plus-ou-moins(±) ;point(.) ;point d’exclamation(!) ;point d’exclamation inversé(¡) ;point d’interrogation(?) ;point d’interrogation inversé(¿) ;point médian(•) ;point-virgule(;) ;puce(•) ;puce trait d’union(⁃) ;section(§) ;signe de négation(¬) ;signe moins(−) ;symbole de division(÷) ;symbole de multiplication(×) ;symbole du dollar($) ;symbole égal à(=) ;symbole inférieur à(<) ;symbole inférieur ou égal à(≤) ;symbole micro(µ) ;symbole plus(+) ;symbole pour cent(%) ;symbole supérieur à(>) ;symbole supérieur ou égal à(≤) ;tilde(~) ;tiret cadratin(—) ;tiret de césure(-) ;tiret demi-cadratin(–) ;tiret numérique(–) ;trait bas(_) ;trait d’union conditionnel(-) ;trait d’union insécable(‑) ;trait d’union signe moins(-) ;tréma(¨) ;virgule(,) ;yen(¥). 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette fiche a été rédigée pour fins de test. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi la fiche «caractère grec». 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
1010; 1010; 1010 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record 1, Key term(s)
- caractère spécial (pour fins de test)
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Tipografía (Caracteres)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- special characters (for testing purposes) 1, record 1, Spanish, special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1010; 1010; 10x; 1010; 10x; 1010 1, record 1, Spanish, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-03-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Typography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- piece fraction
1, record 2, English, piece%20fraction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- split fraction 1, record 2, English, split%20fraction
correct
- built fraction 1, record 2, English, built%20fraction
correct
- combination fraction 1, record 2, English, combination%20fraction
correct
- compound fraction 1, record 2, English, compound%20fraction
correct
- case fraction 2, record 2, English, case%20fraction
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small fraction made up of more than one piece of type. The numerator and denominator are cast separately, usually on bodies half the size of the whole fraction of the type with which they are used. 1, record 2, English, - piece%20fraction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
case fraction. Term used at Datapro Research Corporation. 3, record 2, English, - piece%20fraction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fraction à barre horizontale
1, record 2, French, fraction%20%C3%A0%20barre%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fraction composée 1, record 2, French, fraction%20compos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fraction faite de plus d’un caractère. 1, record 2, French, - fraction%20%C3%A0%20barre%20horizontale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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