cajón
drawer ; drawer.
Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
cajón abierto
tray
Optical coincidence cards are usually stored in a tray.
cajón de arena [Cajón lleno de arena que se utiliza principalmente en la escuelas infantiles para que los niños jueguen]
sandpit
sandbox
Peer group socialization often starts in the sandpit.
Each child was asked to choose between playing with the advertised toy versus playing with friends in a sandbox.
cajón del lector de CDROM
drive tray
If a drive is disconnected or if a drive door or tray is open, a message similar to the following will appear.
cajón de préstamo [Cajón donde se guardan los datos de los libros prestados y de los lectores que los tienen]
issue tray
Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
cajón de sastre
catch-all
mixed bag
rag-bag [ragbag]
grab-bag
The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
In practice the generalia class, as we shall see, is also used as a rag-bag for miscellaneous items that will not fit anywhere else.
This emphasis on specialisation turns the core curricula into a superficial grab-bag.
de cajón
no-brainer
Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
retén de cajón
drawer stop
Individual drawers can be carried to the shelves if necessary, perhaps for stocktaking, but normally a drawer 'stop' prevents the removal of a drawer by a reader.
