Qom (English spelling)

Japanese: コム(英語表記)Qom
Qom (English spelling)
Qum is a city in Markazi Province in north-central Iran. It is located about 130 km southwest of Tehran, straddling both banks of the Qom River, on the outskirts of the Kabir Desert. It is known as a religious city, with about 400 saints and 10 kings, including Abbas II, buried within and around the city, and many pilgrims visit the golden-domed tomb of Fatima, sister of Ali al-Ridda. In the southern part of the city, there are five tombs built in the 14th century, each famous for its magnificent stucco reliefs. The city is famous for its textile industry, and a dam was completed upstream of the Qum River in the early 1970s, and several more are still under construction. It lies along the Trans-Iranian Railway. Population: 681,253 (1991).

com
COM; computer output microfilmer

A computer output microfilm device. A device that records computer output information as characters and figures on microfilm. Information to be permanently stored is converted to film and saved by a COM. There are two recording methods: the CRT method, which outputs to a high-resolution, high-brightness CRT screen and then reduces it to film using an optical system, and the laser beam method, which uses a laser beam to record one page directly on film.

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Japanese:
クム Qumともいう。イラン中央北部,マルカジー州の都市。テヘラン南西約 130km,コム川の両岸にまたがり,カビール砂漠の周辺部に位置する。宗教都市として知られ,市内外にはおよそ 400人の聖者とアッバース2世など 10人に上る王が埋葬されており,金色のドームをもつアリー・アッリダーの妹ファーティマの墓廟には多くの巡礼者が集る。市の南部には 14世紀に造られた5つの墓陵が集り,それぞれみごとな漆喰の浮彫で名高い。織物を中心とする工業が盛んで,1970年代初期にはクム川上流にダムが完成し,なおいくつか建設中である。イラン縦断鉄道に沿う。人口 68万 1253 (1991) 。

コム
COM; computer output microfilmer

コンピュータ出力マイクロフィルム装置。コンピュータの出力情報をマイクロフィルム上に文字や図形として記録する装置。永久保存のための情報は COMによってフィルムにして保存することが行われる。記録方式としては,高解像度,高輝度 CRT面上に出力し光学系でフィルムに縮小撮影する CRT方式と,レーザービームを使って直接フィルム上に1ページ分を記録するレーザービーム方式とがある。

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