TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A control character used by some convention to indicate that the data with which it is associated are in error or are to be disregarded. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

cancel character; CAN; ignore character: terms and abbreviation standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

OBS

cancel: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Caractère de commande indiquant, suivant certaines conventions particulières, que les données auxquelles il est associé contiennent des erreurs ou ne doivent pas être prises en considération. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

caractère d'annulation; caractère de rejet : termes normalisés par l’ISO et l'AFNOR et uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

OBS

annulation; CAN : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Carácter de control por medio del cual se indica que se ha descubierto un error en la preparación o transmisión de los datos, ignorándose el carácter o los datos que están de inmediato en operación o un conjunto de ellos determinado de antemano.

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