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VISUAL TELEPHONE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A telephone incorporating a small TV camera and screen which enables the user to see as well as hear the subscriber at the other end of the circuit.

Key term(s)
  • picture-phone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Appareil permettant la visiophonie, composé d'une camera et d'un écran de visualisation, associés à un poste téléphonique.

OBS

Le terme vidéophone est déconseillé.

OBS

visiophone : [...] ce terme a été proposé pour remplacer vidéophone (Journal officiel 24 juin 1982) [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teléfonos
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Aparato telefónico al que se ha agregado un circuito de televisión que permite el intercambio de información oral y visual a través de redes telefónicas.

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