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CARACTER SEPARACION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- information separator
1, record 1, English, information%20separator
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IS 1, record 1, English, IS
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- separating character 1, record 1, English, separating%20character
correct, officially approved
- record separator 2, record 1, English, record%20separator
correct, officially approved
- RS 2, record 1, English, RS
correct, officially approved
- RS 2, record 1, English, RS
- record separator character 3, record 1, English, record%20separator%20character
correct
- records separator 3, record 1, English, records%20separator
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any control character used to delimit like units of data in a hierarchic arrangement of data. 2, record 1, English, - information%20separator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name of the information separator does not necessarily indicate the units of data that it separates. 2, record 1, English, - information%20separator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See list of abbreviations at the beginning of the Dictionnaire d'informatique de Georges A. Nanin. 3, record 1, English, - information%20separator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
information separator; separating character; record separator; IS: terms, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 3, record 1, English, - information%20separator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
information separator; IS: term and abbreviation standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - information%20separator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère séparateur d'informations
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27informations
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- IS 2, record 1, French, IS
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- séparateur d'enregistrement 3, record 1, French, s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27enregistrement
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- caractère séparateur 4, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20s%C3%A9parateur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- séparateur d'enregistrements 5, record 1, French, s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27enregistrements
correct, masculine noun
- séparateur d'information 6, record 1, French, s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27information
correct, masculine noun
- séparateur d'article 7, record 1, French, s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27article
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère de commande destiné à délimiter des ensembles de données semblables placés dans un ordre hiérarchique. 2, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27informations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom du caractère séparateur d'informations n'indique pas nécessairement les ensembles de données qu'il sépare. 2, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27informations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caractère séparateur d'informations; séparateur d'enregistrement; IS : termes, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 5, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27informations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
caractère séparateur d'informations; caractère séparateur : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20s%C3%A9parateur%20d%27informations
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Soporte lógico (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- separador de información
1, record 1, Spanish, separador%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- carácter de separación 1, record 1, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20de%20separaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- separador de registros 1, record 1, Spanish, separador%20de%20registros
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carácter de control empleado para separar unidades jerárquicas de información. 2, record 1, Spanish, - separador%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
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