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- Primary term
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desk
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/1280 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A wooden table or frame with a horizontal surface, drawers and small, open compartments underneath, sometimes a locking mechanism, and usually an empty space in the middle for a chair to fit. The horizontal surface is used for reading and writing while the drawers or the compartments are used for storing papers, books, etc.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
- English
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- Term (International)
- desk
- Alternative term(s)
- bureau
- French
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- Term (International)
- bureau
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- bureau de travail; bureau type ministre; pupitre
- Spanish
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- Term
- bureau
- External term source
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2022-07-06
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 02-00189
- Downloads
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/1280 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
Note: external sources may not have all data in both English and French.
| Data source | Label | Language | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | bureaus (slant-front desks) (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
| Culture.FR: Dénomination - Joconde | bureau (Culture.FR: Dénomination - Joconde) | French | Exact |
| Culture.FR: Objets mobiliers | desks (Culture.FR: Objets mobiliers) | English | Exact |
| Rameau | Bureaux (meubles) (Rameau) | French | Exact |
| Wikidata | desk (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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