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TIPOGRAFIA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Letterpress (printing methods)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- letterpress
1, record 1, English, letterpress
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- letterpress printing 2, record 1, English, letterpress%20printing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A relief printing process for reproducing texts using moveable type, electrotypes, stereotypes, rubber or plastic plates. 2, record 1, English, - letterpress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An ink-coated roller is passed over the type or plate, the ink adhering only to the relief surface, the image area. The inked type or plate is then pressed against the paper to transfer the ink to it. 2, record 1, English, - letterpress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Thermography and flexography are basically letterpress processes. 2, record 1, English, - letterpress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
letterpress: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 3, record 1, English, - letterpress
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (procédés d'impression)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- typographie
1, record 1, French, typographie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'impression directe utilisant une forme d'impression en relief rigide (caractères mobiles, gravures, clichés) et des encres visqueuses. 2, record 1, French, - typographie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On obtient le plus souvent le texte par composition manuelle ou mécanique et les illustrations par les procédés de photogravure. 2, record 1, French, - typographie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En français, certains auteurs définissent la typographie comme l'ensemble des procédés d'impression en relief, ne faisant ainsi aucune distinction entre la flexographie et la typographie. 2, record 1, French, - typographie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
typographie : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 3, record 1, French, - typographie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipografía (procesos de impresión)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tipografía
1, record 1, Spanish, tipograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento de impresión con formas que contienen, en relieve, los tipos y grabados y que, una vez entintadas, se aplican a presión sobre el papel. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tipograf%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En la impresión por tipografía se distinguen las siguientes operaciones: composición manual o mecánica y tirada de pruebas de la misma destinadas a la corrección; obtención de los clisés por fotograbado; compaginación, o sea formación de cada página con los títulos, las líneas de texto, los grabados y los blancos; imposición de la forma y tirada de nuevas pruebas; última corrección y arreglo de la forma; regulación del entintado; impresión de los pliegos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tipograf%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electrotyping and Stereotype Printing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- electrotype
1, record 2, English, electrotype
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- electro 2, record 2, English, electro
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A printing plate prepared by electrotyping. 2, record 2, English, - electrotype
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Stéréotypie et galvanotypie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- galvanotype
1, record 2, French, galvanotype
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cliché galvano 2, record 2, French, clich%C3%A9%20galvano
correct, masculine noun
- galvano 1, record 2, French, galvano
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cliché typographique réalisé par galvanotypie. 1, record 2, French, - galvanotype
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estereotipia y galvanotipia
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- galvanotipo
1, record 2, Spanish, galvanotipo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- galvano 1, record 2, Spanish, galvano
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clisé tipográfico obtenido por galvanoplastia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - galvanotipo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La galvanotipia consiste en sacar un molde de la forma con cera, materias plásticas, plomo, etc. Si el molde no es conductor de electricidad, se espolvorea con grafito y luego se aplica sobre el mismo, por galvanoplastia, una película de cobre de 0,2 mm de espesor, cuya cara posterior se rellena con plomo fundido, obteniéndose así un galvanotipo o galvano. 1, record 2, Spanish, - galvanotipo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Platemaking (Printing)
- Flexography (Printing)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- flexographic plate
1, record 3, English, flexographic%20plate
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- flexo plate 2, record 3, English, flexo%20plate
correct
- flexo printing plate 3, record 3, English, flexo%20printing%20plate
correct
- flexographic printing plate 3, record 3, English, flexographic%20printing%20plate
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A printing plate containing a relief image and made of rubber or photopolymer. 1, record 3, English, - flexographic%20plate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flexographic printing plate; flexo printing plate: terms extracted from the Vocabulaire de la flexographie of France Brodeur and reproduced with the authorization of the Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 4, record 3, English, - flexographic%20plate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Clicherie (Imprimerie)
- Flexographie (Imprimerie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plaque flexographique
1, record 3, French, plaque%20flexographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- plaque flexo 1, record 3, French, plaque%20flexo
correct, feminine noun
- cliché flexographique 2, record 3, French, clich%C3%A9%20flexographique
correct, masculine noun
- forme flexographique 3, record 3, French, forme%20flexographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme imprimante, en caoutchouc naturel ou synthétique souple ou en photopolymère, spécialement fabriquée pour l'impression sur film, papier, carton plat et ondulé. 1, record 3, French, - plaque%20flexographique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme cliché peut être substitué au terme plaque et être remplacé dans toutes les expressions formées avec le mot plaque telle que cylindre porte-cliché. 1, record 3, French, - plaque%20flexographique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plaque flexographique; plaque flexo; cliché flexographique : termes, définition et observation tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 4, record 3, French, - plaque%20flexographique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clisado (Imprenta)
- Flexografía (Imprenta)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- plancha flexográfica
1, record 3, Spanish, plancha%20flexogr%C3%A1fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El sistema de impresión flexográfico es directo, esto quiere decir que la plancha flexográfica, una vez entintada, transfiere directamente la tinta al soporte, por ello cuando vemos esta plancha observamos que los textos de la imagen se leen al revés para que en el soporte impreso se lean correctamente. 1, record 3, Spanish, - plancha%20flexogr%C3%A1fica
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