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THIRD-GENERATION LANGUAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- third-generation language
1, record 1, English, third%2Dgeneration%20language
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- 3GL 1, record 1, English, 3GL
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
high-level language that has a high ratio of machine instructions to each of its simple statements and that raises the programmer's level of abstraction to focusing attention on the problem to be solved instead of on an intimate knowledge about how a particular computer works 1, record 1, English, - third%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples: Ada, BASIC, Fortran, Modula-2, Pascal. 1, record 1, English, - third%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
third-generation language; 3GL: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000]. 2, record 1, English, - third%2Dgeneration%20language
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langage de troisième génération
1, record 1, French, langage%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
langage de haut niveau pouvant générer de nombreuses instructions machine pour chacune de ses instructions simples et qui augmente le niveau d'abstraction du programmeur en concentrant son attention sur le problème à résoudre et non pas sur une connaissance approfondie de la manière dont fonctionne un ordinateur particulier 1, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemples : Ada, BASIC, Fortran, Modula-2, Pascal. 1, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
langage de troisième génération : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000]. 2, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- third-generation language
1, record 2, English, third%2Dgeneration%20language
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- 3GL 1, record 2, English, 3GL
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- third generation language 2, record 2, English, third%20generation%20language
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-level language that has a powerful ratio of machine instructions to each of its statements, promotes a programmer's high level of abstraction to focusing attention on the problem to be solved, and that facilitates structured programming. 1, record 2, English, - third%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
third-generation language: Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC. 3, record 2, English, - third%2Dgeneration%20language
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- langage de troisième génération
1, record 2, French, langage%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage évolué disposant d'un coefficient d'instructions machines pour chacune de ses instructions simples et qui favorise un haut niveau d'abstraction du programmeur en concentrant son attention sur le problème à résoudre et qui facilite la programmation structurée. 1, record 2, French, - langage%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI. 2, record 2, French, - langage%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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