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character subset [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A selection of characters from a character set, comprising all characters that have a specified common feature. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

Example: In the character set of ISO 646, the digits 0 to 9 may constitute a character subset.

OBS

character subset: term standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Partie d'un jeu de caractères, comprenant tous les caractères ayant une particularité commune définie. Exemple: Dans le jeu de caractères de la norme NF-Z 62-010 les chiffres de 0 à 9 peuvent constituer un jeu partiel de caractères. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

jeu partiel de caractères; jeu partiel; sous-ensemble de caractères : termes normalisés par l’ISO et uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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

Número seleccionado de un grupo de caracteres con unas características comunes que les diferencian del resto del conjunto.

OBS

Por ejemplo, los números son un subconjunto de un conjunto superior formado por caracteres alfanuméricos.

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