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Record 1 2003-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Office Automation
DEF

In word processing, printing one character over another.

OBS

Used most often with foreign languages, for example, in accenting a word. Also used to create new characters that are referred to as an interrobang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Bureautique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Ofimática
DEF

Proceso de imprimir más de una vez en la misma posición para así dar énfasis o mejorar el tipo de impresión.

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