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CASE SENSITIVITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- case sensitivity
1, record 1, English, case%20sensitivity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
case sensitivity: term taken from a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) document. The W3C's role is to establish standards relating to Internet technology. 2, record 1, English, - case%20sensitivity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The noun in French is often rendered by the adjective in English in software and on Web sites. For example, on a National Defense Web page [<a href="http://www.index.forces.ca/" title="http://www.index.forces.ca/">http://www.index.forces.ca/</a>], we can check a search option called "Case sensitive" in English and "Distinction majuscule/minuscule" in French. 3, record 1, English, - case%20sensitivity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sensibilité à la casse
1, record 1, French, sensibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20casse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- respect de la casse 2, record 1, French, respect%20de%20la%20casse
correct, masculine noun
- distinction majuscules/minuscules 2, record 1, French, distinction%20majuscules%2Fminuscules
correct, feminine noun
- discrimination majuscules-minuscules 2, record 1, French, discrimination%20majuscules%2Dminuscules
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
sensibilité à la casse : majuscules et minuscules, par défaut équivalentes lors de la recherche, seront différenciées si cette option est sélectionnée. 3, record 1, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20casse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sensibilité à la casse : terme tiré d'un document traduit de l'anglais par le World Wide Web Consortium dont le rôle est d'établir des normes reliées aux technologies Internet. 4, record 1, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20casse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom en français est souvent rendu par l'adjectif en anglais dans les logiciels et les sites Web. Par exemple, sur une page Web de la Défense nationale [<a href="http://www.index.forces.ca/" title="http://www.index.forces.ca/">http://www.index.forces.ca/</a>], nous pouvons cocher une case dont l'option de recherche se nomme «Distinction majuscule/minuscule» en français et «Case sensitive» en anglais. 2, record 1, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20casse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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