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C
© symbol a symbol denoting copyright, placed by law before the name of the owner of the copyright and the year of first publication
COMMENT: The symbol adopted by the Universal Copyright Convention in Geneva in 1952. Publications bearing the symbol are automatically covered by the convention. The copyright line in a book should give the © followed by the name of the copyright holder and the date.
c abbreviation 1. PUBL chapter 2. HIST circa
ca abbreviation in Internet addresses, the top-level domain for Canada
ca. abbreviation circa
cabinet /
ˈ;kæb
ɪn
ət/
noun a piece of furniture with doors and drawers used for storing things.
filing cabinet cable /ˈ;keɪb(ə)l/ noun a flexible wire link for electrical equipment
cable television /ˌkeɪb(ə)l ˌtelɪˈ;vɪʒ(ə)n/, cable TV /ˌkeɪb(ə)l ˌtiːˈ;viː/ noun a system whereby signals are relayed to viewers’ homes by fibre optic cables often underground
cache /kæ
ʃ/
noun an area of highspeed computer memory used for temporary storage of frequently used data
verb to store data in a cache
cache memory /ˈ;kæʃ ˌmem(ə)ri/ noun a section of high-speed memory which stores data that the computer can access quickly
CAD /kæd/ abbreviation computer-aided design
CAL abbreviation computer-aided learning
calculated /ˈ;kælkjʊleɪtɪd/ adjective planned to have a particular effect
calculator /ˈ;kælkjʊleɪtə/ noun an electronic device for working out the answers to numerical problems
calendar /ˈ;kælɪndə/ noun a printed table or chart which shows the days, weeks and months of the year
calendar month /ˈ;kælɪndə mʌnθ/ noun a period of time, usually 30 or 31 days, measured according to an established western calendar rather than natural changes of the moon
calendar year /ˌkælɪndə ˈ;jɪə/ noun a period of time, usually 12 months, measured according to an established western calendar rather than natural changes of the moon
calfskin /ˈ;kɑːfskɪn/, calf /kɑːf/ noun a soft type of leather used in bookbinding
calligraphy /kəˈ;lɪgrəfi/ noun the artistic use of handwriting
call mark /ˈ;kɔl mɑːk/ noun LIBRARIES same as shelf mark
call number /
ˈ;k
ɔːl
ˌn
ʌmb
ə/
noun a number used to identify and locate a book.
spine number call slip /ˈ;kɔl slɪp/ noun a form for requesting a library book that is not kept on the shelves used by the public
call up /ˌkɔːl ˈ;ʌp/ verb to instruct a computer to find and display a particular piece of information
camcorder /ˈ;kæmkɔːdə/ noun a small video recorder which can be held in the hand
camera-ready /ˈ;kæm(ə)rə ˌredi/ adjective relating to material in its final publishable format, ready to be photographed or electronically scanned for the purpose of preparing printing plates
camera-ready copy /ˌkæm(ə)rə ˌredi ˈ;kɒpi/, camera-ready paste-up /ˌkæm(ə)rə ˌredi ˈ;peɪst ˌʌp/ noun a typescript which is ready to be photographed as part of book pro...
