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MISE FORME DONNEES [2 records]

Record 1 2017-02-01

English

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

In programming languages, the process of transforming values to the representations specified by a given format.

OBS

editing: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

OBS

editing: term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

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

En langages de programmation, transformation de valeurs en leur représentation selon une description de format spécifée.

OBS

Le programme d'édition sélectionne les données pertinentes, élimine les données inutiles et prépare les formats.

OBS

mise en forme : terme normalisé par la CSA International.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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Record 2 2012-10-01

English

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

The process of converting data into a medium suitable for input to and processing by the computer.

OBS

data preparation: term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

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

Méthode de transcription des données sur un support utilisable par un ordinateur.

OBS

mise en forme des données : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Acto de transcribir información a un soporte de entrada; por ejemplo, tarjetas (fichas) perforadas o cinta de papel antes de entregarla a la computadora (ordenador).

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