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FATHER FILE [5 records]

Record 1 2004-08-25

English

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

The file to be updated is generally called the master file. The common [updating] procedure is to hold three generations of the file, referred to as grandfather file, father file and son file-son being the current generation.

French

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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Record 2 2004-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

The master file(often called first generation) on which an update program is captured/stored. The updated file becomes the son file, and the file used to create the father file becomes a grandfather file.

Key term(s)
  • father tape

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

Dans un système de traitement par lots dans lequel un fichier principal est mis à jour par réécriture complète, c'est la dernière version du fichier principal qui sert de sauvegarde, et le fichier de transaction sert de fichier de récupération. La dernière version du fichier principal est alors appelée père ou parent, et la version précédente est appelée grand-père ou grand-parent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Colección de un número de versiones de un archivo (fichero) maestro, conservado para un número dado de actualizaciones, para evitar la pérdida irrecuperable de datos en curso.

OBS

Con frecuencia los archivos se almacenan en grupos de tres, a los cuales se refiere como archivos abuelo [...], padre [...], hijo [...], siendo el último la copia más al corriente.

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Record 3 1999-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

Grandfather, father and son file(tape). Files(on disks or tapes) of different generations : the input file to the previous run, the input file and the new updated output file.

OBS

See also "son file".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 4 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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Record 5 1985-04-23

English

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

The current generation file(son file, transaction file) as opposed to antecedent files/grandfather and father file).

French

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

générations antérieures + génération en cours.

Spanish

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