Línea in english

línea = line ; line-up ; trajectory. 

Example: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.Example: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.Example: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

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» acceso en línea = online access .

Example: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.

» acceso mediante línea telefónica = dial-access .

Example: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.

» adquisición en línea = online acquisition .

Example: The article 'Computerised acquisition in libraries and information centres' reviews on-line acquisition with details of agents who can provide the service.

» aprendizaje en línea = online learning .

Example: The author considers the potential of the Internet as a medium for education and teaching with a critical eye and concludes that some of the assumptions about online learning are highly suspect.

» autobús de línea = intercity bus .

Example: Canada's system of intercity bus routes spans the entire country.

» autobús interurbano = coach .

Example: Again, the convoy of 80 coaches, headed by a police escort, transported approximately 2800 conference participants to a sumptuous banquet.

» baile en línea = line dance .

Example: Line dance is sometimes thought of as originating in the Wild West.

» banca en línea, la = online banking .

Example: Why bother coming into a branch when you can do just about everything online with online banking.

» base de datos en línea = online database .

Example: It gives an overview of the development of online information services, starting with the development of calculating machines, to early computers and telecommunications systems, and finally online databases, and the CD-ROM revolution of the 1980's.

» búsqueda en línea = online searching ; online search .

Example: Batch mode can be used to conduct retrospective searches but has generally been superseded by online searching in this application.

Example: The amount of data usually transferred to the host computer during an online search is relatively small.

» cabeza de línea = railhead .

Example: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.

» carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face] .

Example: There were, first, the traditional serifed roman exaggerated by about 1806 into fat face by a great increase in contrast between thick and thin strokes.

» catálogo en línea = online catalogue .

Example: Also available is a cross data base for multifile searching (BRS/CROSS), online accounting, private data bases services and an online catalogue service.

» comercio en línea = online business .

Example: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

» compra en línea = online shopping .

Example: The article 'Where to go shopping - the online way' describes recent developments in online shopping using a modem from home.

» conexión a través de línea dedicada = leased line connection .

Example: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.

» congreso en línea = online conference .

Example: This article describes future plans for other chemistry related online conferences.

» continuando con la línea de = in the vein of .

Example: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.

» continuar en esa línea = continue along + those lines .

Example: I woke up to the wind howling and the rain coming down in buckets, and from all indications, it's going to continue along those lines most of the day.

» conversación en línea = online chat [Conversación mantenida utilizando el ordenador como medio] .

Example: Other facilities which are often available include 'gimmicks' such as games, 'online chat,' teleshopping and telemessages.

» cruzar la línea = cross + the line .

Example: This is a critical distinction, and the line between policy and operations should not be crossed.

» cruzar la línea de meta = cross + the finish line .

Example: The hardest part about writing a novel is in crossing the finish line -- once the first draft is done, the finish line is in sight.

» cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary ; cross + the great divide ; cross + the dividing line ; cross + the line .

Example: Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines.

Example: The article is entitled 'Crossing the great divide: Academic libraries move into the 21st century'.

Example: Effective planning will be necessary to convince government of the bility of the library to use resources effectively, but there is a danger that this may cross the dividing line and become the direction of policy.

Example: The article is entitled 'Crossing the line: the development of archival standards'.

» cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating .

Example: The primary task of these students is to prove in their thesis that they have crossed over the line separating novice and expert.

» cruzar la línea roja = cross + the red line .

Example: Sweating, headaches and shaking are just some of the physical signs that a person has 'crossed the red line' into full blown alcoholism.

» cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines .

Example: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.

» de línea blanda = soft-line ; dovish  .

Example: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.

Example: The President has been 'far too hawkish' in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons and 'far too dovish' in response to Iran's disputed nuclear program.

» de línea dura = hard-line ; hawkish  .

Example: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

Example: The President has been 'far too hawkish' in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons and 'far too dovish' in response to Iran's disputed nuclear program.

» de líneas rectas = straight-line .

Example: Hidden away in lairs behind the chaotic jumble of facades of all styles from stately Greek classical to the severe straight-line school of modern architecture, a thousand businesses plied their mysteries.

» de primera línea = first-line .

Example: Moisturising creams are first-line agents in the management of eczema.

» describir en líneas generales = outline  .

Example: In many respects, principles and practices outlined in this chapter apply equally to AACR1 and AACR2 and the Concise AACR2.

» de última línea = streamlined .

Example: But the machine of logic will not look like a cash register, even of the streamlined model.

» dibujar una línea = draw + a line .

Example: In this drawing game, you must draw a line to guide different types of characters to where they belong.

» distribuidor de información en línea = host ; online host .

Example: Hosts also offer various support services such as manuals, search aids and training facilities.

Example: The article 'Online, past, present and future: repetition, reinvention, or reincarnation? offers advice to online hosts and databases producers for dealing with future trends.

» edición en línea = online editing .

Example: The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.

» empleado de línea aérea = airline official .

Example: The airline officials found three baby crocodiles in a man's carry-on luggage.

» en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing .

Example: At the time of writing, a 'value statement' is being prepared by the group together with guidelines for determining such local objectives and related performance measures.

» en la línea de = along the lines .

Example: In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.

» en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat ; in the front line ; on the front line .

Example: The article is entitled 'Sitting in the hot seat: some thoughts from the reference chair'.

Example: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele.

Example: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.

» en la misma línea de = in the vein of .

Example: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.

» en la misma línea que = in line with .

Example: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.

» en línea = online [on-line] ; online-based ; inline [in-line] .

Example: Thesauri may exist in either online display of machine-held thesaurus records, or in hard copy.

Example: Within 3 months of receipt of the CD-ROM, more individuals had used it than in the 3 years that on-line-based end-user searching had been offered.

Example: The author discusses new possibilities of embedded scripts such as inline MPEG, interactive games and navigation facilities.

» en línea con = in line with .

Example: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.

» en línea recta = as the crow flies .

Example: The car zigzagged a 30 mile path in 10 minutes as the crow flies.

» en líneas generales = broadly speaking ; generally ; loosely ; on the whole ; in outline ; in basic outline ; roughly speaking ; as a rough guide .

Example: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.

Example: Specific entry is generally recommended.

Example: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.

Example: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.

Example: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Example: In basic outline school libraries the world over share similar philosophy and objectives.

Example: Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.

Example: As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.

» en línea sucesoria = in line of descent .

Example: The normal rule, then, is that the copy-text is that printed edition which is closest in line of descent to the author's manuscript.

» en + Posesivo + línea de tiro = in + Posesivo + sight .

Example: Just 2 days later they landed at Southerndown beach, with tears of homecoming joy in their eyes and with destiny still in their sights.

» en primera línea = first-line .

Example: Moisturising creams are first-line agents in the management of eczema.

» en primera línea (de fuego) = in the front line ; on the front line ; at the coalface .

Example: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele.

Example: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.

Example: African governments are at the coalface of trying to raise the standards of living of their people = Los gobiernos africanos están trabajando a pie de obra intentando elevar la calidad de vida de sus habitantes.

» enseñanza en línea = online education .

Example: The author draws attention to dangers online education may pose for traditional academic values.

» estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness  .

Example: I think I stated twice that the medium supporting the catalog -- onlineness or offlineness -- is not a very relevant issue.

» estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness  .

Example: Is it possible that the issue is not whether you and Mr. Kilgour disagree about the onlineness of it all or whether you use 3,3, or 5,4, or twice the square root of pi as the key?.

» estar accesible en línea = go + online .

Example: For smaller libraries it would be cheaper and more current to go online.

» facsímil de línea = line-block facsimile .

Example: Photo-etched blocks, which became available in the 1870s, give the colour and impression of letterpress printing but they lose definition in the process of reproduction, so that line-block facsimiles combine rough edges with an improbably even colour.

» foro de debate en línea = online forum .

Example: TTFN (Ta Ta For Now) is a shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.

» fuera de línea = offline [off-line] .

Example: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.

» gráfica de líneas = line graph .

Example: Spreadsheets also make it possible to convert tabular output into line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs.

» grosor de línea = line-width .

Example: Current techniques can produce line-widths and other features on silicon chips down to 1 micrometer.

» impresión en línea = online print .

Example: Print charges are usually charged per reference retrieved with online and offline prints often attracting different tariffs.

» impresión fuera de línea = offline print .

Example: Print charges are usually charged per reference retrieved with online and offline prints often attracting different tariffs.

» impresora de líneas = line printer [En tecnología de la información, dispositivo a modo de máquina de escribir sin teclado que imprime caracteres línea a línea más que imprimir páginas enteras como hace la impresora láser] .

Example: A line printer can only produce about four readable copies using carbon interleaved paper, so additional copies must either be produced by photocopying or by rerunning the computer, both of which are relatively costly.

» información en línea = online information .

Example: This RFC is being distributed to members of the Internet community in order to make available some 'hints' which will allow new network participants to understand how to acquire online information and how to be a good Internet neighbor.

» juez de línea = linesman ; assistant referee .

Example: The teacher explains the rules and also acts as timekeeper and linesman to judge on offside.

Example: Assistant referees often make mistakes when judging an offside probably because of optical errors arising from their viewing angle.

» leer entre líneas = read between + the lines .

Example: He believed that in order to understand the Bible you had to read between the lines.

» línea ADSL (Línea de Subscripción Digital Asimétrica) = ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) .

Example: This article considers the prospects of ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) as a technique capable of competing with cable in the struggle to increase Internet bandwidth.

» línea aérea = airline .

Example: Because the system can be updated continuously, it is possible for an airline to make available information about the number of standby seats on any given flight at the time of asking.

» línea aérea barata = low-cost airline ; low-cost carrier .

Example: Canadian biggest low-cost airline humbly apologizes to Air Canada for industrial espionage.

Example: The fierce competition between these low-cost carriers in Australia has made airflight fares cheaper than ever.

» línea aérea de bajo coste = low-cost airline ; low-cost carrier .

Example: Canadian biggest low-cost airline humbly apologizes to Air Canada for industrial espionage.

Example: The fierce competition between these low-cost carriers in Australia has made airflight fares cheaper than ever.

» línea a línea = line-by-line .

Example: On The Source this can be sent from disk in one 'dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.

» línea arbolada, la = timberline, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] ; tree line, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen.

Example: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life.

» línea argumental = line of discussion ; line of direction .

Example: The second line of discussion concentrates on a social perspective cognition and the role of language as a mental instrument.

Example: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.

» línea base = baseline [base line] .

Example: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

» línea con marcas entrecortadas = dashed line .

Example: Folds are shown by dashed lines.

» línea curva = curved line .

Example: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.

» línea de acción = course of action .

Example: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

» línea de actuación = course of action ; line of attack ; operational line ; action line ; prong ; line of direction .

Example: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Example: Pre-coordinate indexing is another line of attack.

Example: One of its operational lines is aimed at launching professional training programmes.

Example: Action line 1 is concerned with library source data projects.

Example: There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions.

Example: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.

» línea de agua, la = water line, the .

Example: Of particular concern are limpet mines attached covertly to the ship hull under the water line.

» línea de argumentación = line of discussion ; line of direction ; line of argument ; line of argumentation .

Example: The second line of discussion concentrates on a social perspective cognition and the role of language as a mental instrument.

Example: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.

Example: Why is he persisting with his line of argument when a simple apology would have ended the controversy?.

Example: It should contain a clear line of argumentation about the problem, with evidence for and against, culminating with your own conclusions.

» línea de banda = touch line ; sideline .

Example: A soccer ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the touch line independently on whether the ball is on the ground or in the air.

Example: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.

» línea de búsqueda = query line .

Example: The Pull function allows you to copy terms from records into the query line.

» línea de comunicación = line of communication .

Example: In the latter case particularly, there should be a clear line of communication between staff operating the system and those above them.

» línea de comunicaciones = communications line .

Example: This will allow data to be sent over the communication lines and it must naturally be possible to set the appropriate baud rates and parity.

» línea de defensa = line of defence .

Example: Lines of defence include the protection of the boot process with keyboard modification to disable any keys that can be used to interrupt the boot process.

» línea de demarcación = demarcation line .

Example: The main issue discussed was the justification of the 'shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.

» línea dedicada = dedicated line ; leased line [Se refiere a una línea telefónica que se alquila para uso exclusivo las veinticuatro horas del día y que conecta dos puntos directamente] .

Example: If a library expects constant use of a particular database from a supplier or vendor (perhaps a cataloging database such as OCLC), there may be a 'leased' or 'dedicated' line devoted solely to the access of a particular database in return for a stipulated annual fee.

Example: There were upwards of 60 participants with leased lines in April 1984 (approximately 325 terminals connected) and the number of additional 'dial-up' customers is increasing rapidly.

» línea de dirección = line of direction .

Example: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.

» línea de falla = fault line .

Example: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.

» línea defensiva = line of defence ; defence line .

Example: Lines of defence include the protection of the boot process with keyboard modification to disable any keys that can be used to interrupt the boot process.

Example: Fortresses and defence lines were used to protect as much territory as possible.

» línea de ferrocarril = rail line ; rail link ; railway line ; railroad(s) ; railway(s) .

Example: From Glasgow, rail lines radiate in most directions.

Example: Wangaratta is strategically placed on the direct rail link between Melbourne and Sydney.

Example: The wall between the Hotel's garden and pool and the railway line and the beach was flattened by the tsunami.

Example: The article 'Libraries and the railroads -- or sitting on a siding watching the freight trains go by' compares the possible future of libraries and information centres with the state of US railways.

Example: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.

» línea de flotación, la = water line, the .

Example: Of particular concern are limpet mines attached covertly to the ship hull under the water line.

» línea de fuego = front-line ; line of fire .

Example: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.

Example: The article is entitled 'In the line of fire: the library of University College Hull during World War II'.

» línea de fuego, la = firing line, the .

Example: The article 'From the firing line: practical advice for reference service with children in the public library' explores librarians' fear of contact with children.

» línea de investigación = line of enquiry ; line of research ; line of enquiry ; research front ; avenue (for/of) research ; research avenue ; avenue of investigation ; research line ; research direction ; line of investigation .

Example: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Example: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.

Example: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.

Example: This article presents a method for identifying the research front of a scientific discipline based on constructing cocitation clusters and on a content analysis of citations.

Example: One avenue of research that is set to improve information access is to develop technologies for automatically personalizing information.

Example: 'Cultural norms' have foreclosed research avenues in evolutionary studies.

Example: This avenue of investigation leads into spatial approaches used frequently by psychologists, sociologists, and architectural designers = Esta línea de investigación nos lleva a métodos para estudiar el espacio físico usados frecuentmente por los sicólogos, sociólogos y arquitectos.

Example: This paper identifies the significant research influences on practice, and the research lines not yet reflected in operational systems.

Example: The purpose of this article is to suggest promising research directions in this domain.

Example: Several lines of investigation have indicated the existence of abnormalities in salt and water metabolism in hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

» línea de investigación futura = avenue (for/of) future research .

Example: The author acknowledges the limitations to this approach and suggests avenues for future research.

» línea de investigación posible = avenue for further research .

Example: Avenues for further research in this area are identified.

» línea de la palma de la mano = line in the palm of + Posesivo + hand .

Example: Interesting stories can be invented using a spread of cards, tea leaves, or the lines on the palm of your hand.

» línea del horizonte = skyline [Referido especialmente a los edificios recortados sobre el horizonte] .

Example: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

» línea de llegada, la = finishing post, the ; finish line, the ; start line, the ; starting line, the .

Example: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post.

Example: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line.

Example: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race.

Example: He described how he just got back from watching a marathon, and how gruelling it can be just to arrive at the starting line.

» línea de los árboles, la = timberline, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] ; tree line, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen.

Example: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life.

» línea de mando = line of authority ; line of command .

Example: The scalar principle requires that there be a final, ultimate authority in every organization, and that the lines of authority extend downward through the organization to every subordinate position.

Example: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages.

» línea de medio campo = halfway line .

Example: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.

» línea de meta = goal line .

Example: The law says a corner kick is awarded when a defender last touches the ball before it goes out over his own goal line.

» línea de meta, la = finish line, the ; finishing line, the ; finishing post, the ; start line, the ; starting post, the ; winning post, the ; starting line, the .

Example: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line.

Example: Upon reaching the finishing line, the participants will find themselves all having gone the same distance without having reached the same point.

Example: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post.

Example: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race.

Example: When the horse crossed the starting post, the flag was lowered signalling to those with stop watches to start timing.

Example: In 1947 certain racetracks introduced cameras at the winning post to determine the outcomes of close finishes.

Example: He described how he just got back from watching a marathon, and how gruelling it can be just to arrive at the starting line.

» línea de montaje de coches = car assembly line .

Example: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.

» línea de negocios = line of business .

Example: The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.

» línea de números = number line .

Example: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.

» línea de pensamiento = line of thought ; line of thinking .

Example: This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See Marriage counseling'.

Example: I feel this is an utterly absurd and ridiculous line of thinking, but unfortunately lack the knowledge to explain why it is ridiculous.

» línea de productos = product line .

Example: IBM decided to alter radically its personal computer product line due to a significant loss of market share during 1985 and 1986.

» línea de puntos = dotted line .

Example: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.

» línea de razonamiento = line of reasoning .

Example: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.

» línea de salida, la = starting line, the ; start line, the .

Example: He described how he just got back from watching a marathon, and how gruelling it can be just to arrive at the starting line.

Example: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race.

» línea de salida, la = starting line, the ; start line, the .

Example: He described how he just got back from watching a marathon, and how gruelling it can be just to arrive at the starting line.

Example: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race.

» línea de sangre = bloodline .

Example: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.

» línea de seguridad = lifeline ; safety line .

Example: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.

Example: In 1953 caver Henry Lambert descended a rope ladder with a safety line attached to his waist.

» línea de trabajo = line of work .

Example: There are also programmes in several autonomous regions for support of their own lines of work = También existen programas en varias comunidades autónomas para apoyar sus propias líneas de trabajo.

» línea de transmisión = line transmission .

Example: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

» línea de vegetación arbórea, la = tree line, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] ; timberline, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life.

Example: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen.

» línea de vegetación, la = tree line, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] ; timberline, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life.

Example: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen.

» línea de ventas = line .

Example: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.

» línea de vida = lifeline ; safety line .

Example: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.

Example: In 1953 caver Henry Lambert descended a rope ladder with a safety line attached to his waist.

» línea de visión = line of sight ; line of vision .

Example: Sure, but if you watch the replay you'll see that Watson was behind the net and with a clear line of sight when he blew the whistle.

Example: Has your line of vision ever been invaded by what looks like tiny black gnats swarming around you?  .

» línea diagonal = diagonal line .

Example: Diagonal lines that are repeated throughout an image can create very effective patterns that can easily become the subject of a photograph themselves.

» línea directa = hotline [hot-line] ; emergency hotline .

Example: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.

Example: The air was so rank with toxic stink that emergency hotlines were flooded with calls from people sickened by the fumes.

» línea divisoria = cut-off point ; demarcation ; divide ; dividing line ; borderline ; cut off [cutoff] .

Example: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.

Example: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.

Example: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.

Example: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.

Example: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.

Example: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

» línea divisoria de (las) aguas = watershed .

Example: Phosphorus runoff has generated water quality degradation, spawning legislative and regularity actions in several watersheds in Arkansas.

» linea divisoria, la = great divide, the [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: Historically, there is seen to be a great divide between professional and non professional library staff.

» línea ecuatorial, la = equator, the .

Example: Communication satellites, orbiting at 35,786 km above the equator, provide long-distance microwave channels for telephony, data and broadcasts.

» línea fija = fixed line .

Example: It is not necessary to set up a fixed line between the two communicating parties and many callers can share the high-capacity networks.

» línea horizontal = flat ; horizontal line .

Example: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Example: Draw a vertical line that goes from the leftmost point of the horizontal line that is second from the top to the bottommost horizontal line.

» línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica = trend line [trend-line] .

Example: The individual's distance from the trend line indicates possible salary inequity.

» línea informativa = caption [Texto que acompaña una ilustración y explica su contenido] .

Example: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.

» línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the .

Example: The International Date Line is an imaginary line which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and is 180° away from the Greenwich meridian.

» línea numérica = number line .

Example: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.

» línea oblicua (/) = oblique stroke (/) ; oblique line (/) ; oblique [Nombre] .

Example: It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization.

Example: In full cataloguing the author's name follows the title and should be separated from it by an oblique line.

Example: The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.

» línea recta = straight line ; straight .

Example: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.

Example: The long, open straight where we can floor the accelerator pedal is becoming an exotic rarity.

» líneas de sombras = hachures [En cartografía, líneas que se trazan en un mapa para indicar el relieve de los accidentes geográficos] .

Example: In cartography hachures are the lines drawn on a map to indicate relief features.

» líneas de transmisión por onda luminosa = light-wave transmission lines .

Example: Two of the most important new media are satellite links and optic fibre, or lightwave transmission lines.

» líneas enemigas = enemy lines .

Example: His most memorable mission was transporting gasoline through enemy lines along with his gunny, Maurice.

» línea separatoria = dividing line .

Example: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.

» línea telefónica = phone line ; telephone line .

Example: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.

Example: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.

» línea telefónica dedicada = leased telephone line ; leased phone line .

Example: Considerable improvements on this figure are possible by making use of special, high-quality leased telephone lines, and by employing sophisticated data-coding methods, in each case at extra cost.

Example: This article discusses the use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable disc cartridges, CD-ROM's, modems using dial up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites and frequency modulated (FM) subcarriers.

» línea vertical = vertical line .

Example: Draw a vertical line that goes from the leftmost point of the horizontal line that is second from the top to the bottommost horizontal line.

» líneas de alta tensión = (overhead) power lines .

Example: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines.

» listado de impresora de líneas = line printer output .

Example: Line printer output is most common in local indexes and catalogues.

» mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with .

Example: However, it is one of the penalties we have to pay if we want to keep our arrangement in line with current thinking.

» modalidad en línea = online mode .

Example: Boolean logic is important in computerised index system whether the store is searched in batch or online mode.

» módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea = online public access catalogue module .

Example: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.

» negocio en línea = online business .

Example: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

» nueva línea = linefeed [En tecnología de la información, código que e