TERMIUM Plus®

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SEQUENTIAL SEARCHING [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-12

English

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

A search that examines each item starting with the first item and proceeding sequentially through the file until the desired item(s) is found.

DEF

A search in which a set of data is scanned in a sequential manner.

OBS

linear search; sequential search: terms standardized by CSA and ISO.

Key term(s)
  • sequential searching

French

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

Recherche dans laquelle un ensemble de données fait l'objet d'un balayage séquentiel.

OBS

recherche linéaire; recherche séquentielle : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Búsqueda en la que se examina cada elemento en una lista, hasta que el elemento buscado se encuentra o se llega al final de la lista.

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