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CRITICAL-EVENT HORIZON [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

An information resource's "event horizon" is the latest future date that will be processed or handled by the resource. For example, if an application calculates expiration dates two years into the future, its "event horizon" is always a date two years from the present date.

OBS

Term related to Year 2000 compliance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

«L'horizon des événements» d'une ressource documentaire est la date future la plus éloignée qui sera traitée par la ressource. Par exemple, si une application calcule des dates d'expiration jusqu'à deux ans à venir, son «horizon des événements» est toujours une date à deux ans du moment.

OBS

Terme relatif au passage de l'an 2000.

Spanish

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