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Record 1 1997-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

Incorporating changes to the data in a file without altering its structure or significance. A common procedure is to hold three generations of the file, referred to as grandfather file, father file (master file), and son file (transaction file) - son being the current generation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Technique consistant à conserver la génération d'une bande ou d'un fichier ayant servi à en créer une autre jusqu'à ce que cette dernière ait elle-même créé une version plus récente.

Spanish

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