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FORMAT FRANCAISE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
- Paper Sizes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- portrait format
1, record 1, English, portrait%20format
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- portrait 2, record 1, English, portrait
correct, standardized
- vertical format 3, record 1, English, vertical%20format
correct, standardized
- upright format 4, record 1, English, upright%20format
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A page format in which the height is greater than the width. 4, record 1, English, - portrait%20format
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The arrangement of text or graphics on a page so that the page is oriented for normal reading when its length exceeds its width. 5, record 1, English, - portrait%20format
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
portrait; portrait format; vertical format: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 6, record 1, English, - portrait%20format
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
- Formats de papier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- format à la française
1, record 1, French, format%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- format vertical 2, record 1, French, format%20vertical
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- format portrait 3, record 1, French, format%20portrait
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Format d'un imprimé plus haut que large, par opposition au format à l'italienne (ou oblong). 3, record 1, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Disposition du texte ou des graphiques sur une page, telle que la longueur de la page soit supérieure à la largeur en position normale de lecture. 4, record 1, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
format à la française; format vertical : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA. 5, record 1, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- portrait
1, record 2, English, portrait
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- portrait format 1, record 2, English, portrait%20format
correct, standardized
- vertical format 1, record 2, English, vertical%20format
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
arrangement of text or graphics on a page so that the page is oriented for normal reading when its length exceeds its width 1, record 2, English, - portrait
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
portrait; portrait format; vertical format: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994]. 2, record 2, English, - portrait
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- format à la française
1, record 2, French, format%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- format vertical 1, record 2, French, format%20vertical
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
disposition du texte ou des graphiques sur une page, telle que la longueur de la page soit supérieure à la largeur en position normale de lecture 1, record 2, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
format à la française; format vertical : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994]. 2, record 2, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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