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CUI [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conversational user interface
1, record 1, English, conversational%20user%20interface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CUI 2, record 1, English, CUI
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- conversational interface 3, record 1, English, conversational%20interface
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A conversational interface is an interface in which the user and assistant communicate by making utterances back and forth in a conversational manner. 3, record 1, English, - conversational%20user%20interface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conversational user interface; CUI; conversational interface : designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 4, record 1, English, - conversational%20user%20interface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interface utilisateur conversationnelle
1, record 1, French, interface%20utilisateur%20conversationnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- interface conversationnelle 2, record 1, French, interface%20conversationnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'application étant réduite à l'écriture de règles en langage courant exploitées par un moteur toujours identique et déjà pourvu d'une interface utilisateur conversationnelle, l'écriture du logiciel devient réellement à la portée du non-informaticien. 1, record 1, French, - interface%20utilisateur%20conversationnelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
interface utilisateur conversationnelle; interface conversationnelle : désignations validées par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 3, record 1, French, - interface%20utilisateur%20conversationnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- interfaz de usuario conversacional
1, record 1, Spanish, interfaz%20de%20usuario%20conversacional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- interfaz conversacional 1, record 1, Spanish, interfaz%20conversacional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microsoft Agent versión 2.0 [gestiona] la animación de [personajes animados interactivos] e incluye soporte para tecnologías complementarias como entrada y salida de habla, entre otras. Esto favorece y ensancha la comunicación que fluye entre un usuario y sus aplicaciones y permite desarrollar una interfaz de usuario conversacional con un ancho de banda contenido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - interfaz%20de%20usuario%20conversacional
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los personajes pueden mejorar las interfaces conversacionales mediante señales como inclinaciones de cabeza, asentimientos, o movimientos que indican que el motor de habla está en estado de escucha y que algo está siendo reconocido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - interfaz%20de%20usuario%20conversacional
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-03-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Communication and Information Management
- Intelligence (Military)
- Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- controlled unclassified information
1, record 2, English, controlled%20unclassified%20information
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CUI 1, record 2, English, CUI
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sensitive information that does not meet the criteria for classification but must still be protected. 2, record 2, English, - controlled%20unclassified%20information
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[CUI] is government-created or owned ["unclassified"] information that allows for, or requires, safeguarding and dissemination controls in accordance with laws, regulations or government-wide policies. 2, record 2, English, - controlled%20unclassified%20information
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
- Renseignement (Militaire)
- Sécurité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- information non classifiée contrôlée
1, record 2, French, information%20non%20classifi%C3%A9e%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CUI 1, record 2, French, CUI
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- renseignement non classifié contrôlé 2, record 2, French, renseignement%20non%20classifi%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les informations non classifiées contrôlées [...] sont des informations qui nécessitent une protection ou des contrôles de divulgation conformément aux lois et politiques gouvernementales, mais qui ne sont pas classifiées. 3, record 2, French, - information%20non%20classifi%C3%A9e%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
information non classifiée contrôlée; renseignement non classifié contrôlé : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 4, record 2, French, - information%20non%20classifi%C3%A9e%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
Record 2, Key term(s)
- informations non classifiées contrôlées
- renseignements non classifiés contrôlés
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-07-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- window-icon-mouse-pointer
1, record 3, English, window%2Dicon%2Dmouse%2Dpointer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- WIMP 2, record 3, English, WIMP
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- WIMP environment 3, record 3, English, WIMP%20environment
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A windowed environment with icons and an on-screen cursor to facilitate the selection of commands, files, etc. The opposite is a command-line environment. (J.J. Manger, The Essential Internet Information Guide, Mc Graw-Hill, 1994, p. 351). 3, record 3, English, - window%2Dicon%2Dmouse%2Dpointer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An interface program invented at Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre(PARC). Compare to other computer command systems such as GUI-graphical user interface(pronounced gooey), and CLI(pronounced see-ell-eye) for command-line interface, that Microsoft has seen fit to rename as CUI-command-user-interface(pronounced cooey). 1, record 3, English, - window%2Dicon%2Dmouse%2Dpointer
Record 3, Key term(s)
- GUI
- CLI
- CUI
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- environnement WIMP
1, record 3, French, environnement%20WIMP
correct, proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Environnement utilisateur-icône-souris-fenêtre. 1, record 3, French, - environnement%20WIMP
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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