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MACHINE ECRIRE CHEQUES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- checkwriter
1, record 1, English, checkwriter
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- check protector 2, record 1, English, check%20protector
correct, United States
- cheque writer 3, record 1, English, cheque%20writer
correct, Great Britain
- cheque protector 4, record 1, English, cheque%20protector
correct, Great Britain
- Protectograph 5, record 1, English, Protectograph
correct, trademark, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device (as a machine) that imprints figures or amounts on the faces of bank checks or drafts in such a way (as by perforation or embossing) as to prevent fraud by alteration or erasure. 6, record 1, English, - checkwriter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The preferred Canadian spelling form is "cheque," not "check." 7, record 1, English, - checkwriter
Record 1, Key term(s)
- check writing machine
- cheque writing machine
- cheque-writing machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à chèques
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20ch%C3%A8ques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine à écrire les chèques 2, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire%20les%20ch%C3%A8ques
correct, feminine noun
- appareil à protéger les chèques 3, record 1, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20prot%C3%A9ger%20les%20ch%C3%A8ques
correct, masculine noun
- chécographe 4, record 1, French, ch%C3%A9cographe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine servant à préparer des chèques et, plus particulièrement, à inscrire le montant de ces derniers de manière à en prévenir l'altération. 5, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20ch%C3%A8ques
Record 1, Key term(s)
- protectographe
- machine à rédiger les chèques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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