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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Life Cycle (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- downward compatibility
1, record 1, English, downward%20compatibility
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- backwards compatibility 2, record 1, English, backwards%20compatibility
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ability of a smaller computer to execute the same machine code instruction set and drive the same peripheral equipment as a large computer. 3, record 1, English, - downward%20compatibility
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
downward compatibility: designation and definition standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). 4, record 1, English, - downward%20compatibility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cycle de vie (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compatibilité vers le bas
1, record 1, French, compatibilit%C3%A9%20vers%20le%20bas
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compatibilité descendante 1, record 1, French, compatibilit%C3%A9%20descendante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude d'un ordinateur à traiter le même ensemble d'instructions et de gérer les mêmes périphériques qu'un ordinateur plus puissant. 1, record 1, French, - compatibilit%C3%A9%20vers%20le%20bas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compatibilité vers le bas; compatibilité descendante : désignations et définition normalisées par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA). 2, record 1, French, - compatibilit%C3%A9%20vers%20le%20bas
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciclo de vida (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- compatibilidad decreciente
1, record 1, Spanish, compatibilidad%20decreciente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se dice que una computadora (ordenador) posee compatibilidad decreciente cuando ejecuta programas que también pueden ser ejecutados en modelos de una generación anterior [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - compatibilidad%20decreciente
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