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INSTRUCTION MODIFIER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A word or a part of a word that is used to alter an instruction so it will perform a different operation. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Mot ou partie de mot dont on se sert pour modifier une instruction de façon à commander l'exécution d'une opération différente de celle qu'elle commande habituellement. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

modificateur d'instruction : terme normalisé par l’ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Palabra o parte de una palabra usada para alterar una instrucción.

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