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CARACTERE COMMANDE CODE NORMAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shift-in character
1, record 1, English, shift%2Din%20character
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SI 1, record 1, English, SI
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shift-in 2, record 1, English, shift%2Din
correct, standardized
- SI 3, record 1, English, SI
correct
- SI 3, record 1, English, SI
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A code extension character, used to terminate a series of characters that has been introduced by the shift-out character, making effective the graphic characters of the standard character set. 4, record 1, English, - shift%2Din%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shift-in character; SI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 5, record 1, English, - shift%2Din%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
shift-in character; shift-in: terms standardized by ISO 5, record 1, English, - shift%2Din%20character
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère en code
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20en%20code
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SI 2, record 1, French, SI
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- en-code 3, record 1, French, en%2Dcode
correct, masculine noun
- en code 2, record 1, French, en%20code
correct, masculine noun
- caractère de commande de code normal 4, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20de%20commande%20de%20code%20normal
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
- SI 5, record 1, French, SI
correct
- SI 5, record 1, French, SI
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère de changement de code normal qui met fin à la suite de caractères mis en jeu par le caractère hors code et remet en service les caractères graphiques du jeu de caractères normalisé. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.] 6, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20en%20code
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caractère en code; caractère de commande de code normal; SI : termes et abréviation normalisés par l’ISO; uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 7, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20en%20code
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- en código 1, record 1, Spanish, en%20c%C3%B3digo
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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