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OPTIONAL HYPHEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Office Automation
- Electronic Publishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- discretionary hyphen
1, record 1, English, discretionary%20hyphen
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soft hyphen 1, record 1, English, soft%20hyphen
correct, standardized
- ghost hyphen 2, record 1, English, ghost%20hyphen
correct
- optional hyphen 3, record 1, English, optional%20hyphen
correct
- syllable hyphen 4, record 1, English, syllable%20hyphen
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semi-permanent hyphen inserted by the operator in words that may require a hyphenation decision. Upon printout, the word processor can use any hyphen, or ignore it if no hyphen is required. 2, record 1, English, - discretionary%20hyphen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soft hyphen; discretionary hyphen: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 5, record 1, English, - discretionary%20hyphen
Record 1, Key term(s)
- phantom hyphen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Bureautique
- Éditique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tiret conditionnel
1, record 1, French, tiret%20conditionnel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tiret 2, record 1, French, tiret
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- trait d'union syllabique 3, record 1, French, trait%20d%27union%20syllabique
correct, masculine noun
- trait d'union facultatif 4, record 1, French, trait%20d%27union%20facultatif
masculine noun
- trait d'union virtuel 5, record 1, French, trait%20d%27union%20virtuel
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Multiplus vous permet de placer deux sortes de trait d'union : le trait d'union obligatoire et le trait d'union facultatif [...] Le trait d'union facultatif sert à couper un mot à la fin d'une ligne [...] Au lieu de mettre vos traits d'union au fur et à mesure de la frappe, vous pouvez les insérer automatiquement une fois votre page terminée. 4, record 1, French, - tiret%20conditionnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tiret conditionnel; tiret : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA. 6, record 1, French, - tiret%20conditionnel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- trait d'union conditionnel
- césure conditionnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Ofimática
- Publicación electrónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- guión selectivo
1, record 1, Spanish, gui%C3%B3n%20selectivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- guión discrecional 2, record 1, Spanish, gui%C3%B3n%20discrecional
correct, masculine noun
- guión opcional 1, record 1, Spanish, gui%C3%B3n%20opcional
correct, masculine noun
- guión de sílaba 1, record 1, Spanish, gui%C3%B3n%20de%20s%C3%ADlaba
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el procesamiento de palabras, es un guión insertado por un operador para dividir una palabra cuando no hay espacio suficiente para presentar la palabra completa al final de una línea. 3, record 1, Spanish, - gui%C3%B3n%20selectivo
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