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DOCUMENT ELECTRONIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-12-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Collaboration with the OQLF
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electronic document
1, record 1, English, electronic%20document
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- e-document 2, record 1, English, e%2Ddocument
correct
- digital document 3, record 1, English, digital%20document
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A document that is stored in an electronic medium and requires the use of an electronic device for processing. 4, record 1, English, - electronic%20document
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
electronic document; e-document; digital document: Although the terms "electronic" and "digital" and the element "e-" have slightly different meanings, they are used interchangeably in this context. 4, record 1, English, - electronic%20document
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
electronic document: term officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC). 5, record 1, English, - electronic%20document
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Collaboration avec l'OQLF
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- document électronique
1, record 1, French, document%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- document numérique 2, record 1, French, document%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- document digital 2, record 1, French, document%20digital
avoid, calque, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Document qui est stocké sur un support électronique et dont le traitement nécessite l'utilisation d'un appareil électronique. 2, record 1, French, - document%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
document électronique; document numérique : Bien que les termes «électronique» et «numérique» aient des sens légèrement différents, ils sont utilisés de façon interchangeable dans ce contexte. 2, record 1, French, - document%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
document électronique : terme uniformisé par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS). 3, record 1, French, - document%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Colaboración con la OQLF
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- documento electrónico
1, record 1, Spanish, documento%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- documento digital 2, record 1, Spanish, documento%20digital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los componentes necesarios y suficientes de un documento electrónico son los mismos que los de su contraparte tradicional, la diferencia fundamental está en que los componentes de los documentos electrónicos pueden residir en diferentes partes del soporte o hasta en todo el sistema [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - documento%20electr%C3%B3nico
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