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WEB INVISIBLE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dark Web
1, record 1, English, dark%20Web
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The websites in the dark Web are characterized by their use of encryption software that makes their users and their locations anonymous. That's why illegal activity is so common on the dark Web: users can withhold their identity; the owners of illegal websites can hide their location; and data can be transferred anonymously. 2, record 1, English, - dark%20Web
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dark Web: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that "Web" be capitalized when it is used as a noun meaning the "World Wide Web." 3, record 1, English, - dark%20Web
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Web clandestin
1, record 1, French, Web%20clandestin
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réseau clandestin 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20clandestin
correct, masculine noun
- dark Web 3, record 1, French, dark%20Web
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Web clandestin, qui fait partie du Web invisible, est intentionnellement caché. Il est plus souvent associé à des activités criminelles ou frauduleuses. Cette partie du web est chiffrée et ses utilisateurs l'utilisent sous le couvert de l'anonymat au moyen de moteurs de recherche, comme Tor, et de cryptomonnaies intraçables, comme Bitcoin. 1, record 1, French, - Web%20clandestin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Web clandestin : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé en tant que nom. 4, record 1, French, - Web%20clandestin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deep Web
1, record 2, English, deep%20Web
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- invisible web 2, record 2, English, invisible%20web
correct, see observation
- hidden web 3, record 2, English, hidden%20web
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of the World Wide Web that is not discoverable by means of standard search engines, including password-protected or dynamic pages and encrypted networks. 4, record 2, English, - deep%20Web
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The content of the deep web is hidden behind HTTP [Hypertext Transfer Protocol] forms and includes many very common uses such as Web mail, online banking, private or otherwise restricted access social-media pages and profiles, some Web forums that require registration for viewing content, and services that users must pay for, and which are protected by paywalls, such as video on demand and some online magazines and newspapers. 2, record 2, English, - deep%20Web
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
invisible Web; deep Web; hidden Web: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that "Web" be capitalized when it is used as a noun meaning the "World Wide Web." 5, record 2, English, - deep%20Web
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Web invisible
1, record 2, French, Web%20invisible
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- web caché 2, record 2, French, web%20cach%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- Web profond 3, record 2, French, Web%20profond
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du Web correspondant à l’ensemble des documents Web qui ne sont pas indexés par les outils de recherche traditionnels. 4, record 2, French, - Web%20invisible
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cependant, un[ e] grande part du web invisible reste accessible à tous, mais son utilisation restant souvent une affaire d’initiés ou d’habitués. En effet, les moteurs de recherche ne trouvant pas l'information contenue dedans, il est indispensable pour l'utilisateur d’y accéder par une manipulation supplémentaire, en utilisant par exemple un moteur de recherche interne à la base de données ou en effectuant une navigation personnelle. 2, record 2, French, - Web%20invisible
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Web invisible; Web caché; Web profond : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé en tant que nom. 5, record 2, French, - Web%20invisible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- web profunda
1, record 2, Spanish, web%20profunda
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- red profunda 1, record 2, Spanish, red%20profunda
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
web profunda: El Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, de la Real Academia Española, indica que "Web" se escribe con mayúscula cuando es sustantivo y hace referencia a la red mundial de comunicaciones. Sin embargo, la Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), recuerda que, por ser un sustantivo común que se ha incorporado al español, deberá escribirse en redonda (no en cursiva) y con la inicial minúscula. 2, record 2, Spanish, - web%20profunda
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
web profunda: No se debe confundir con "Internet profundo". Internet y Web, a pesar de ser conceptos muy próximos, no son sinónimos. La Web es un sistema comprendido dentro de Internet y usa ésta como medio de difusión. El uso muchas veces no reconoce esta diferencia y emplea estos conceptos indistintamente. 2, record 2, Spanish, - web%20profunda
Record 3 - external organization data 2021-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dark Web investigator 1, record 3, English, dark%20Web%20investigator
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- enquêteur sur le Web invisible
1, record 3, French, enqu%C3%AAteur%20sur%20le%20Web%20invisible
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- enquêtrice sur le Web invisible 1, record 3, French, enqu%C3%AAtrice%20sur%20le%20Web%20invisible
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- web bug
1, record 4, English, web%20bug
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Web bug 2, record 4, English, Web%20bug
correct
- web beacon 1, record 4, English, web%20beacon
correct, see observation
- Web beacon 2, record 4, English, Web%20beacon
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Web bug, also known as a Web beacon, is a file object (usually a graphic image such as a transparent GIF) that is placed on a Web page or in an e-mail message to monitor user behavior, functioning as a kind of spyware. 2, record 4, English, - web%20bug
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Unlike a cookie, which can be accepted or declined by a browser user, a Web bug arrives as just another GIF on the Web page. A Web bug is typically invisible to the user because it is transparent (matches the color of the page background) and takes up only a tiny amount of space. It can usually only be detected if the user looks at the source version of the page to find a an IMG tag that loads from a different Web server than the rest of the page. 2, record 4, English, - web%20bug
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
web bug; web beacon: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 3, record 4, English, - web%20bug
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pixel espion
1, record 4, French, pixel%20espion
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- connexion maligne 1, record 4, French, connexion%20maligne
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image incorporée abusivement à une page Web ou à un message de courrier électronique et conçue pour identifier celui qui lit la page Web ou le courrier électronique. 1, record 4, French, - pixel%20espion
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le pixel espion est invisible et pratiquement indétectable, car sa taille n’ est que d’un pixel sur un pixel. Il est très souvent utilisé à des fins peu avouables(recrutement de clientèle, etc.) par certains sites Web pour recueillir des informations à caractère privé(nom, adresse, sites habituellement fréquentés, etc.), qu'ils transmettent, pour exploitation ultérieure, à un serveur distant. 1, record 4, French, - pixel%20espion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-03-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Internet and Telematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- blind and confidential website
1, record 5, English, blind%20and%20confidential%20website
see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- blind and confidential Website 2, record 5, English, blind%20and%20confidential%20Website
- blind and confidential Web site 3, record 5, English, blind%20and%20confidential%20Web%20site
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
blind and confidential website: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 1, record 5, English, - blind%20and%20confidential%20website
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Internet et télématique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- site Web confidentiel et invisible
1, record 5, French, site%20Web%20confidentiel%20et%20invisible
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mentionné dans le texte d’une page Web de CANMET [Centre canadien de la technologie des minéraux et de l’énergie]. 1, record 5, French, - site%20Web%20confidentiel%20et%20invisible
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
site Web confidentiel et invisible : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé après un nom qu'il qualifie. Il est toujours invariable. 2, record 5, French, - site%20Web%20confidentiel%20et%20invisible
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-10-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- invisible information
1, record 6, English, invisible%20information
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Essentially information about information, metadata is a key tool in describing and managing information resources. It is particularly important to have an effective identification system for information since much information is invisible, hidden in Web sites or databases, until a user initiates a search to find the information relevant to a current need. 2, record 6, English, - invisible%20information
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- information invisible
1, record 6, French, information%20invisible
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Essentiellement de l'information sur l'information, les métadonnées constituent des outils importants pour la description et la gestion des ressources d’information. Disposer d’un système efficace dans ce domaine s’avère d’autant plus important que cette information est invisible, car elle demeure enfouie dans une base de données ou un site Web jusqu'à ce qu'un utilisateur lance une requête pour repérer l'information dont il a ponctuellement besoin. Pour les clients, le repérage des renseignements dont ils ont besoin est tributaire d’une utilisation efficace des balises qui décrivent les produits d’information. 2, record 6, French, - information%20invisible
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Termes (et définitions) tirés des Normes et lignes directrices pour la Normalisation des sites (NSI) intranet, extranet et autres réseaux électroniques. 1, record 6, French, - information%20invisible
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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