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(N K) SYMBOLOGY [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2012-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- modular symbology
1, record 1, English, modular%20symbology
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bar code symbology in which symbol characters are composed of elements, the nominal widths of which are integer multiples of the X dimension or module width 1, record 1, English, - modular%20symbology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cf. module(02. 01. 13),(n, k) symbology(04. 02. 13) 1, record 1, English, - modular%20symbology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
modular symbology: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008]. 2, record 1, English, - modular%20symbology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2009-08-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- (n,k) symbology
1, record 2, English, %28n%2Ck%29%20symbology
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
class of bar code symbologies in which each symbol character is n modules in width and is composed of k bar and space pairs 1, record 2, English, - %28n%2Ck%29%20symbology
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(n, k) symbology : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2 : 2008]. 2, record 2, English, - %28n%2Ck%29%20symbology
Record 2, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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