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Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

Natural language used by a community of subject specialists in a particular field of knowledge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Système de communication verbale et écrite observé à travers l'usage quotidien ou général qu'en fait une communauté linguistique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
DEF

Sistema de comunicación verbal y escrita utilizado por una comunidad de especialistas en un área de conocimiento determinada.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
07.01.24 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

programming language that focuses its capabilities on a particular kind of application

OBS

Examples: A form-filling language; Postscript.

OBS

special-purpose language: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
07.01.24 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

langage de programmation adapté à un type particulier de problèmes

OBS

Exemples : Un langage de traitement de formulaires; Postscript.

OBS

langage spécialisé : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A programming language that focuses its capabilities on a particular kind of application.

OBS

special-purpose language: Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC.

Key term(s)
  • special purpose language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Langage de programmation adapté à un type particulier de problèmes.

CONT

les langages spécialisés [sont] destinés à un type particulier d'application (exemples : commande de machine-outils, conception assistée par ordinateur, visualisation graphique, etc.).

OBS

[...] les langages spécialisés [correspondent] à des machines spécifiques. La notion de langage spécialisé présente de nombreux liens avec celle de progiciel ou package [...]

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Lenguaje de programación diseñado para ser utilizado, en aspectos relativamente estrechos, de áreas de aplicaciones mayores; por ejemplo, COGO, para la ingeniería civil, CDL, para el diseño lógico, etc.

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