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The OQLF has an array of valuable tools to help you use <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

technologies <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong>:<br />

PIF, a database on <strong>in</strong>formation technology products (hardware <strong>and</strong> software)<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong> available <strong>in</strong> Québec. Check PIF (www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/pif) before<br />

buy<strong>in</strong>g a product or if a merchant has told you that a product is unavailable<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong>.<br />

Bétel, a technol<strong>in</strong>guistic tool for evaluat<strong>in</strong>g hardware <strong>and</strong> software. Bétel<br />

checks the <strong>French</strong>-language characteristics of <strong>in</strong>formation technology<br />

products accord<strong>in</strong>g to established st<strong>and</strong>ards. The results are displayed<br />

on the OQLF website<br />

(www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/ti/def<strong>in</strong>ition_betel.html).<br />

Le gr<strong>and</strong> dictionnaire term<strong>in</strong>ologique (GDT) conta<strong>in</strong>s 3 million terms <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>French</strong>, along with their def<strong>in</strong>itions <strong>and</strong>, <strong>in</strong> many cases, English-language<br />

equivalents, <strong>in</strong> a wide variety of fields of specialization. You can consult<br />

this essential reference work free-of-charge via the www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca<br />

website.

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