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HECTOGRAPHIE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

A process in which the image is transferred directly from a master carrying pigments soluble in spirit or other fluid to copy paper specially treated with the appropriate solvent. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

spirit duplicating: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Procédé permettant de transférer directement sur du papier spécialement traité avec un solvant approprié, l'image formée sur un cliché avec un colorant soluble dans l'alcool ou dans un autre liquide. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

hectographie : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reprography
DEF

[A] process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc. from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reprographie
DEF

Procédé d'obtention de copies (de texte ou de figures) par transfert de l'original sur une surface de gélatine.

Spanish

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