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PERFORER [3 records]

Record 1 2000-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
  • Informatics
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

To make a hole in a punched card or piece of paper tape.

Key term(s)
  • punch up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie
  • Informatique
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

perforer une carte, une bande, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas de oficina
  • Informática
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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Record 2 2000-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

To make a hole or holes right through; to pierce with a pointed instrument or projectile; to bore through; spec. to make rows or series of small holes or perforations separating coupons, stamps, etc., in a sheet.

CONT

The sheets are perforated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Traverser de petits trous réguliers.

PHR

Perforer des cartons, des cartes, des bandes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 3 2000-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

To pierce the casing wall and cement for the purpose of providing holes through which formation fluids may enter or for providing holes in the casing in order that materials may be introduced into the annulus between the casing and the wall of the borehole.

OBS

Perforating is accomplished by lowering into the well a perforating gun, or perforator, that fires bullets or shaped charges and is fired electrically from the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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