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Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Electronic Publishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subscript character 1, record 1, English, subscript%20character
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A word processing formatting control that causes the display position or printing position to move down approximately one-half the normal single line space increment with no horizontal motion. 2, record 1, English, - subscript%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The subscript character is a latching control that requires a superscript character to cause the printing or display point to return to the previous horizontal alignment. 2, record 1, English, - subscript%20character
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Éditique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- code d'indice inférieur
1, record 1, French, code%20d%27indice%20inf%C3%A9rieur
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Publicación electrónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carácter de subíndice
1, record 1, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20de%20sub%C3%ADndice
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Control de formato en el procesamiento de palabras que hace que la posición de visualizacion o de impresión descienda aproximadamente la mitad del incremento de espacio de una línea normal sin producir un movimiento horizontal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - car%C3%A1cter%20de%20sub%C3%ADndice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El carácter de subíndice es un carácter de cierre que requiere que otro carácter de índice superior haga que el punto de visualización o impresión vuelva al alineamiento horizontal previo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - car%C3%A1cter%20de%20sub%C3%ADndice
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