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START-OF-TEXT CHARACTER [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Data Transmission
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A transmission control character that precedes a text and may be used to terminate the message heading. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

start of text character; STX: term and abbreviation standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

OBS

start of text: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • start-of-text character
  • start-of-text

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission de données
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Caractère de commande de transmission destiné à être employé pour précéder un texte de message, et pouvant être employé comme dernier caractère d'un en-tête de message. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

caractère début de texte; STX : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'ISO; uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión de datos
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
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