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PAD CHARACTER [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pad character
1, record 1, English, pad%20character
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See filler character in ISO/IEC 19762-1. 1, record 1, English, - pad%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pad character: term standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008]. 2, record 1, English, - pad%20character
Record 1, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pad character
1, record 2, English, pad%20character
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- padding character 2, record 2, English, padding%20character
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A character introduced to use up time while a function, usually mechanical, is being completed, e.g. carriage return, form eject. 3, record 2, English, - pad%20character
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to gap character and to fill character. 4, record 2, English, - pad%20character
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caractère de remplissage
1, record 2, French, caract%C3%A8re%20de%20remplissage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère utilisé pour étendre une chaîne ou un enregistrement à une longueur donnée. 2, record 2, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20remplissage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- carácter de relleno
1, record 2, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20de%20relleno
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carácter introducido para pasar el tiempo mientras termina una función (generalmente mecánica); por ejemplo, el retorno del carro, eyección de formularios, etc. 2, record 2, Spanish, - car%C3%A1cter%20de%20relleno
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