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CROSS-LANGUAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Records Management (Management)
- Document Classification (Library Science)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross-language information retrieval
1, record 1, English, cross%2Dlanguage%20information%20retrieval
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CLIR 2, record 1, English, CLIR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cross-lingual information retrieval 3, record 1, English, cross%2Dlingual%20information%20retrieval
correct
- CLIR 3, record 1, English, CLIR
correct
- CLIR 3, record 1, English, CLIR
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cross-language information retrieval aims to give access to documents initially written in different languages. [...] A cross-language system is a system that manages multilingualism and accepts queries in a given language so as to identify documents in any language different from the source language. 4, record 1, English, - cross%2Dlanguage%20information%20retrieval
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Gestion des documents (Gestion)
- Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recherche d'informations interlingue
1, record 1, French, recherche%20d%27informations%20interlingue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- recherche documentaire interlingue 2, record 1, French, recherche%20documentaire%20interlingue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- recherche d'information interlingue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cross-language work
1, record 2, English, cross%2Dlanguage%20work
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- interlanguage work 2, record 2, English, interlanguage%20work
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Products and services geared to solving the language problems of info consumers have real market value. The amount of cross-language work(measured in reading material) varies significantly between countries. Half of EU office workers regularly read material in foreign languages. 1, record 2, English, - cross%2Dlanguage%20work
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- travail multilingue
1, record 2, French, travail%20multilingue
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- travail plurilingue 1, record 2, French, travail%20plurilingue
proposal, masculine noun
- travail translangues 1, record 2, French, travail%20translangues
proposal, masculine noun
- travail interlingue 1, record 2, French, travail%20interlingue
proposal, masculine noun
- travail interlangues 1, record 2, French, travail%20interlangues
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer transculturel, interlingue, interlangues, interculturel. 1, record 2, French, - travail%20multilingue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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