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French: touches rémanentes

English translation: sticky keys







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French term or phrase:touches rémanentes/ touches collantes
English translation:sticky keys
Entered by:Clare Macnamara
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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware
French term or phrase: touches rémanentes
I can't find the definition for this in English. Is a CAP LOCK? or a NUM LOCK?...Help
Nathalie Bendavid
Canada
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Nathalie Bendavid: 11:30am Nov 11, 2005: Both answers right, I chose the one who answered first. - Thank you all for your time

sticky keys
Explanation:
I seem to remember a kudoz about this recently, but EN-FR ...

Archives - [ Traduzca esta página ]
En réponse À Kalyan, concernant les sticky keys (touches rémanentes ou collantes) qui permettent d'utiliser son clavier avec un seul doigt. ...
oralux.org/archives-ml.php?A=READ& L=ml_oralux.org/2004/7/4/0&aplat=1 - 25k

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Actually, I think it was EN-ES. Anyway, here are a couple of definitions of Sticky Keys:

A software or hardware based feature that locks the Control, Shift, Alt, Option, and Command keys and allows the user to enter keystroke combinations without having to simultaneously depress several keys at once. (ATRC, 1996, p. 6)
faculty.uwstout.edu/lawlerm/at101/glossary.shtml

Sticky keys is a feature of some versions of Microsoft Windows. It is an accessibility feature to aid handicapped users. Sticky keys allows the user to press a modifier key, such as Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or the Windows logo key, and have it remain active until another key is pressed. It is activated by pressing the shift key 5 times in sequence or by holding down a modifier key for longer than 5 seconds. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_keys



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Note added at 8 mins (2005-11-10 21:15:29 GMT)
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And a final ref.:

EMI
(Shift) constamment enfoncée, il est possible que vous activiez la fonction "Sticky Keys" (touche rémanentes) de Windows. lorsque Cette fonction est activée ...
www.emimusic.info/fr_FR/cds300.html
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Clare Macnamara
Spain
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Thank you so much for your help
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5 +3sticky keys
Clare Macnamara
4 +3sticky keysKelly Symons


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sticky keys

Explanation:
It's a modifier - instead of holding down three keys at once, you use a sticky key. (the wikipedia definition is better - see the links attached)


    Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/northafrica/accessibilite/training/...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_keys
Kelly Symons
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree JCEC
32 mins

agree jmcdonough
4 hrs

agree Angela Dickson
11 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sticky keys

Explanation:
I seem to remember a kudoz about this recently, but EN-FR ...

Archives - [ Traduzca esta página ]
En réponse À Kalyan, concernant les sticky keys (touches rémanentes ou collantes) qui permettent d'utiliser son clavier avec un seul doigt. ...
oralux.org/archives-ml.php?A=READ& L=ml_oralux.org/2004/7/4/0&aplat=1 - 25k

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-11-10 21:11:43 GMT)
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Actually, I think it was EN-ES. Anyway, here are a couple of definitions of Sticky Keys:

A software or hardware based feature that locks the Control, Shift, Alt, Option, and Command keys and allows the user to enter keystroke combinations without having to simultaneously depress several keys at once. (ATRC, 1996, p. 6)
faculty.uwstout.edu/lawlerm/at101/glossary.shtml

Sticky keys is a feature of some versions of Microsoft Windows. It is an accessibility feature to aid handicapped users. Sticky keys allows the user to press a modifier key, such as Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or the Windows logo key, and have it remain active until another key is pressed. It is activated by pressing the shift key 5 times in sequence or by holding down a modifier key for longer than 5 seconds. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_keys



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Note added at 8 mins (2005-11-10 21:15:29 GMT)
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And a final ref.:

EMI
(Shift) constamment enfoncée, il est possible que vous activiez la fonction "Sticky Keys" (touche rémanentes) de Windows. lorsque Cette fonction est activée ...
www.emimusic.info/fr_FR/cds300.html

Clare Macnamara
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you so much for your help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree JCEC
37 mins
  -> Merci, JCEC!

agree GILLES MEUNIER
7 hrs
  -> Merci, Gilles!

agree Angela Dickson
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Angela!
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