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BIDIRECTIONAL FLOW [2 records]

Record 1 2020-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A horizontal, two-way flow related either to tidal influence or to water level fluctuations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-05

English

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

On a flowchart, flow in either direction represented by one flowline. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

bidirectional flow: term standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

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

Dans un organigramme de traitement des données, transfert pouvant avoir lieu dans l'un ou l'autre sens le long d'une même ligne de liaison. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

transfert bilatéral : terme normalisé par l’ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
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