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Record 1 2008-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A word usually treated as a unit, that is suitable for processing by a given computer.

OBS

computer word; machine word: terms standardized by ISO and CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Mot adapté au traitement exécuté par un ordinateur déterminé et constituant généralement une unité.

OBS

mot-machine; mot machine : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA International.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Unidad de información formada por un número estándar de caracteres, que una máquina maneja regularmente en cada transferencia.

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