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ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING STANDARDS PROCEDURES [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

Pertaining to procedures or programs created without regard for the actual devices to be used in processing them. [Definition officially approved by the Government EDP(Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee(GESC). ]

DEF

Pertaining to software that does not rely on features unique to a particular kind of computer and, therefore, may be executed on computers of more than one kind. [Definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission.]

OBS

machine-independent: term standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Qualifie des procédures ou des programmes dont la définition ne tient pas compte de la machine sur laquelle ils seront exécutés. [Définition uniformisée par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).]

DEF

Qualifie un logiciel qui n'est pas basé sur des caractéristiques propres à un type particulier d'ordinateur, et peut, par conséquent, être exécuté sur des ordinateurs de plusieurs types. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale.]

OBS

indépendant : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
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