TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

International Reference Version [1 record]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Theory
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

IRV (International Reference Version) is a "default version" of a character set. It is intended for international communications and also cases when there is no need for national characters or any application-specific characters. ... The various versions of IRV are either identical to ASCII [American Standard Code for Information Interchange] or very close to it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie de l'information
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Version internationale de référence (VIR). Cette version [d'un ensemble de caractères codés] est destinée à être utilisée lorsqu'il n’est pas nécessaire d'utiliser une version nationale ou une version d'application particulière. En cas d'échange d’informations, la version internationale de référence est supposée être utilisée, à moins qu'un accord particulier n'existe entre l'émetteur des données et leur destinataire.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: