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ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2020-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Collaboration with the OQLF
DEF

A document that is stored in an electronic medium and requires the use of an electronic device for processing.

OBS

electronic document; e-document; digital document: Although the terms "electronic" and "digital" and the element "e-" have slightly different meanings, they are used interchangeably in this context.

OBS

electronic document: term officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC).

French

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

Document qui est stocké sur un support électronique et dont le traitement nécessite l'utilisation d'un appareil électronique.

OBS

document électronique; document numérique : Bien que les termes «électronique» et «numérique» aient des sens légèrement différents, ils sont utilisés de façon interchangeable dans ce contexte.

OBS

document électronique : terme uniformisé par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Colaboración con la OQLF
CONT

Los componentes necesarios y suficientes de un documento electrónico son los mismos que los de su contraparte tradicional, la diferencia fundamental está en que los componentes de los documentos electrónicos pueden residir en diferentes partes del soporte o hasta en todo el sistema [...]

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