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SORTING KEY [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A key, such as a field in a record, that is used to determine the sequence of items after a sort has been completed.

French

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

Zone d'enregistrement qui détermine l'ordre dans lequel le fichier sera trié.

CONT

pour obtenir la séquence correcte, il faut autant de passages que l'indicatif de tri comporte de colonnes numériques, deux passages par colonne alphabétique

Spanish

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

Campo o campos en un registro en base a los que se clasifica un archivo (fichero).

OBS

Existen tanto las claves de clasificación primarias (primary sort keys) como secundarias (secondary sort keys).

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