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12-PITCH TYPE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Office Automation
DEF

A typewriter typeface having a pitch of 2.12mm. (12 characters to the inch).

CONT

Most typewriters have either elite type (12 spaces to the horizontal inch) or pica type (10 spaces to the horizontal inch).

Key term(s)
  • elite typeface

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Bureautique
DEF

Caractère de machine à écrire ayant une chasse de 2,12 mm (12 caractères au pouce).

CONT

Le caractère élite. Hauteur des petites lettres 1,5 mm; pitch [...] égal à 12, ce qui correspond à un espacement de 2,12 mm [...] Le caractère élite [...] est surtout utilisé dans la correspondance privée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Ofimática
DEF

Tamaño de tipo de letra en el cual caben doce caracteres por pulgada.

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