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Record 1 2018-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
Universal entry(ies)
@
symbol, see observation
CONT

Since the development of email in the early 1970s, @ has also become a standard international symbol in email addresses, separating the user name from the domain name.

OBS

In social media, the at sign is used to identify a user in a post. For example, @PSPC_SPAC.

OBS

@: symbol pronounced "at."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
@
symbol, see observation
OBS

[Le symbole @ est] fréquemment employé dans les adresses de courrier électronique pour séparer le nom identifiant l'utilisateur de celui du gestionnaire de la messagerie.

OBS

Dans les médias sociaux, l'arobas sert à mentionner un utilisateur dans une publication. Par exemple, @SPAC_PSPC.

OBS

@ : symbole qui se prononce «a».

OBS

arobase; arrobe : termes publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 8 décembre 2002.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Comunicaciones colaborativas y sociales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
@
symbol, see observation
DEF

[Símbolo que] separa las dos partes de una dirección de correo electrónico.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2014-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.02.07 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

graphic representation of a concept that has meaning in a specific context

OBS

symbol: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
01.02.07 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

représentation graphique d'un concept, reconnue dans un contexte déterminé

OBS

symbole : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2014-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.03.18 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

graphic representation of a concept that has meaning in a specific context [ISO/IEC 2382-1, 01.02.07]

OBS

symbol: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A graphic representation of a concept that has meaning in a specific context.

OBS

symbol: term standardized by CSA and ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Représentation graphique d'un concept, reconnue dans un contexte déterminé.

OBS

symbole : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Representación gráfica de un concepto que tiene significado en un contexto específico.

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Record 5 2007-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

symbol; symb: term and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

symbole; symb : terme et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

symbol (identification): term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

symbole de marquage : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

In arbitrary or conventional sign (as a character, a diagram, a letter, or an abbreviation) used in printing or writing ... to represent operations, quantities, spatial position, valence, direction, elements, relations, qualities, sounds, or other ideas.

CONT

In artificial intelligence, a symbol is a representation of a "chunk" of knowledge which a program can execute, or look at, or describe, or compare with other symbols, or use in whatever other way is necessary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Signe ou notation qui, en vertu d'une convention arbitraire, correspond à une chose ou à une opération.

CONT

association de symboles, symbole actif, symbole initial, symbole non terminal, symbole terminal

OBS

Dans la perspective connexionniste de F. Varela, le besoin d'un niveau symbolique est reconnu mais ce niveau peut très bien être approximatif. Les symboles ne sont pas considérés pour leur valeur nominale mais comme des macro-descriptions approximatives d'opérations dont les principes gouvernants appartiennent au niveau subsymbolique

Spanish

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