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least significant bit [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Electronics
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

In a positional representative system, a bit place having the smallest weight used.

OBS

least significant bit; LSB: term and abbreviation standardized by ISO and CSA.

OBS

least significant bit; LSB: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Électronique
  • Télécommunications
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Dans une numération pondérée, rang de bit ayant le poids le moins élevé.

OBS

bit le moins significatif : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

OBS

bit de poids faible : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • LSB
  • LSD

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Electrónica
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Bit que tiene la menor importancia dentro de un número (tiene el menor peso).

OBS

bit menos significativo; LSB: término Y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 - external organization data 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.04.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<representation of data> in positional notation, bit position having the smallest weight used

OBS

least significant bit; LSB: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
05.04.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

dans une numération pondérée, position binaire ayant le poids le moins élevé

OBS

bit le moins significatif; bit de poids faible : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999].

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.01.05 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<automatic identification and data capture techniques> bit with the lowest binary value in a group of matching bits

OBS

A byte is an example of a group of matching bits.

OBS

least significant bit; LSB: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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