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ASN.1 [12 records]

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Record 1 2014-05-23

English

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

A string that consists of eight bits.

OBS

byte: Only equivalent to an octet when it consists of exactly 8 bits. Despite the term’s widespread use to mean "octet," "octet" is the more precise term.

OBS

octet : The term is used in preference to "byte" in ISO/IEC 19762 and in the ASN. 1 standards to avoid confusion in cases where there is a hardware association, e. g. 7-bit byte, 16-bit byte.

OBS

byte; 8-bit byte: terms and definition standardized by CSA International.

OBS

octet; 8-bit byte: terms standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

Key term(s)
  • eight-bit byte
  • 8 bit byte
  • eight bit byte

French

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

Multiplet composé de huit bits.

OBS

octet : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale] et la CSA International.

OBS

Tout octet est un multiplet, mais tout multiplet n'est pas un octet.

Spanish

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

Byte que consiste de ocho bites.

OBS

[En] informática. Carácter o unidad de información compuesto de ocho bites.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2012-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
32.03.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

part of the envelope identifying the syntax and semantics of the overall content

OBS

Examples : Plaintext, ASN. 1, SGML.

OBS

content type: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-32:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
32.03.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

partie de l'enveloppe identifiant la syntaxe et la sémantique de la totalité du contenu

OBS

Exemples : Texte en clair, ASN.1, SGML.

OBS

type de contenu : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-32:1999].

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.63 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

one of several ASN. 1 encoding methods

OBS

basic encoding rules; BER: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.42 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

ordered sequence of eight bits considered as a unit, equivalent to an 8-bit byte

OBS

The term is used in preference to ’byte’ in ISO/IEC 19762 and in the ASN. 1 standards to avoid confusion in cases where there is a hardware association, e. g. 7-bit byte, 16-bit byte.

OBS

octet: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.37 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

component of a reference type or enumerated list in ASN. 1 syntax

OBS

element name: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.45 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

simple ASN. 1 type whose distinguished values are the set of all object identifiers allocated in accordance with the rules of ISO/IEC 8824-1 | ITU-T X. 680

OBS

object identifier type: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.28 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

name, in ASN. 1 syntax, associated uniquely with a characteristic

OBS

Example: ObjectId.

OBS

type reference: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 8 2009-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

Basic encoding rules are among several ASN. 1 encoding methods.

OBS

basic encoding rule; BER: term in the plural and its abbreviation standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

Key term(s)
  • basic encoding rules

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection
OBS

Les règles d'encodage de base sont parmi les méthodes d'encodage du langage ASN.1.

Key term(s)
  • règles d'encodage de base

Spanish

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Record 9 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

A simple ASN. 1 [language] type whose distinguished values are the set of all object identifiers allocated in accordance with the rules of ISO/IEC 8824-1(ITU-T X. 680).

OBS

object identifier type: term standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection
OBS

Type de langage ASN.1 simple dont les valeurs distinctes sont l'ensemble de tous les identificateurs d'objet attribués selon les règles de la norme ISO/IEC 8824-1 (ITU-T X.680).

Spanish

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Record 10 2009-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A component of a reference type or enumerated list in ASN. 1 syntax.

OBS

element name: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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Record 11 - external organization data 2006-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
32.03.07 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

part of the envelope identifying the type of encoded information of individual parts of the content

OBS

Examples : MIME(multipurpose Internet mail extender), and ASN. 1.

OBS

encoded information type; EIT: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-32:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
32.03.07 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

partie de l'enveloppe identifiant le type de codage d'information caractérisant les diverses parties du contenu

OBS

Exemples : MIME (multipurpose Internet mail extender) et ASN.1.

OBS

type de codage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-32:1999].

Spanish

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Record 12 1994-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
CONT

ODIF is an abstract data syntax in which the constituents and attributes of the document are represented by a hierarchy of data structures and data items, specified using the abstract syntax notation ASN. 1 defined in ISO 8824.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
OBS

Source : La Bureautique intégrée 1987 - Bell.

Spanish

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