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Record 1 2013-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

web user: 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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

utilisateur du Web : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé seul, en tant que nom.

OBS

webnaute : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la minuscule initiale lorsque «web» est utilisé comme préfixe pour former des termes dérivés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
OBS

webnauta: No confundir con internauta. En español, es frecuente ver el término "web" empleado para referirse a Internet a pesar de que no son sinónimos. Se desaconseja utilizarlos como si lo fueran.

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