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VARIABLE-LENGTH OPERAND [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
OBS

variable length: The number of characters which may be available in a particular storage location or data element. Since it is variable, it is possible that each successive block may have a different, varying number of words, but the word packing density usually remains constant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Opérande dont la longueur est ajustée à la taille effective de la donnée.

Spanish

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