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APERCU AVANT IMPRESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- print preview
1, record 1, English, print%20preview
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The display of an entire page of a document, closely reproducing the appearance the page will have when it is printed. 2, record 1, English, - print%20preview
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The print preview function must be requested by the user, whereas WYSIWYG [what-you-see-is-what-you-get] provides a continual display of text as it will appear when printed. 2, record 1, English, - print%20preview
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
print preview: term and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). 3, record 1, English, - print%20preview
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prévisualisation
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9visualisation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aperçu avant impression 2, record 1, French, aper%C3%A7u%20avant%20impression
correct, masculine noun
- visualisation avant impression 3, record 1, French, visualisation%20avant%20impression
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affichage d'une page entière d'un document de façon à reproduire l'aspect qu'aurait la page après l'impression. 4, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9visualisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fonction de prévisualisation doit être demandée par l'utilisateur, alors que le mode tel écran - tel écrit permet d'afficher en permanence sur l'écran la réplique du texte tel qu'il sera imprimé. 4, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9visualisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
prévisualisation : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et la Commission électronique internationale; terme normalisé par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA). 5, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9visualisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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