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Record 1 2021-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Office Automation
DEF

Replace existing text by entering new text on the same area.

OBS

overwrite: term and definition standardized by ISO in collaboration with the Electrotechnical Commission.

French

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

Remplacer [du] texte existant en introduisant [du] nouveau texte dans la même zone de l'écran.

CONT

Si vous enfoncez cette touche, vous n'êtes plus en mode insertion et tout ce que vous allez taper va «écraser» le texte existant.

OBS

écraser : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Ofimática
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