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ALPHABET [4 records]

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Record 1 2012-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noodles and Pasta
DEF

... pieces of pasta shaped like letters of the alphabet.

OBS

alphabet: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • alphabets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes alimentaires
DEF

Pâte alimentaire façonnée d'après les lettres de l'alphabet et généralement utilisée dans la soupe.

OBS

alphabet : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • alphabets

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Games and Toys (General)
OBS

A trademark of La Courte Echelle (Quebec).

OBS

Description: Game box contains 2 puzzles, book, and instruction book for learning the alphabet, making words and playing with letters.

Key term(s)
  • The Alphabet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
OBS

L'AlphabetMC : Marque de commerce de La Courte Échelle, Québec.

OBS

Description : Coffret de jeu comprenant 2 casse-têtes, un livre et des instructions pour apprendre l'alphabet, faire des mots et jouer avec les lettres.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
04.03.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

character set in which the order of its elements has been agreed upon

OBS

Example: The set of the 128 ASCII characters.

OBS

alphabet: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
04.03.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

jeu de caractères dans lequel l'ordre des éléments résulte d'une convention

OBS

Exemple : L'ensemble des 128 caractères ASCII.

OBS

alphabet : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999].

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A character set, the order of which has been agreed upon.

OBS

This definition also applies to the alphabet of natural languages consisting of letters with or without diacritical marks.

OBS

Examples: The Morse code alphabet; the 128 ASCII characters.

OBS

alphabet: term standardized by CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Jeu de caractères respectant un ordre convenu.

OBS

Cette définition s'applique aussi aux alphabets de langages naturels constitués de lettres avec ou sans signes diacritiques.

OBS

Exemples : L'alphabet codé Morse; les 128 caractères ASCII.

OBS

alphabet : terme normalisé par la CSA.

Spanish

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