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MNEMONICS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- computer-oriented language
1, record 1, English, computer%2Doriented%20language
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- computer-sensitive language 2, record 1, English, computer%2Dsensitive%20language
correct
- machine-oriented language 3, record 1, English, machine%2Doriented%20language
correct, standardized
- computer-dependent language 4, record 1, English, computer%2Ddependent%20language
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A programming language, the simple statements of which have the same or similar structure as the machine instructions of a specific computer or of a class of computers. 5, record 1, English, - computer%2Doriented%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A language having mnemonics that correspond directly to machine language instructions. 6, record 1, English, - computer%2Doriented%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
computer-oriented language; machine-oriented language: terms standardized by ISO/IEC. 4, record 1, English, - computer%2Doriented%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
computer-oriented language: term officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 4, record 1, English, - computer%2Doriented%20language
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langage orienté machine
1, record 1, French, langage%20orient%C3%A9%20machine
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langage lié à l'ordinateur 2, record 1, French, langage%20li%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27ordinateur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- langage propre à l'ordinateur 3, record 1, French, langage%20propre%20%C3%A0%20l%27ordinateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage de programmation dont les instructions simples ont une structure identique ou semblable à celle des instructions-machine d'un ordinateur particulier ou d'une classe d'ordinateurs. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO/CEI.] 1, record 1, French, - langage%20orient%C3%A9%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Langage composé des codes mnémoniques qui correspondent directement aux instructions du langage-machine. [Définition normalisée par le CNGI.] 2, record 1, French, - langage%20orient%C3%A9%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langage orienté machine : terme normalisé par l'ISO/CEI. 3, record 1, French, - langage%20orient%C3%A9%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
langage orienté machine; langage lié à l'ordinateur : termes uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 1, French, - langage%20orient%C3%A9%20machine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje orientado a la máquina
1, record 1, Spanish, lenguaje%20orientado%20a%20la%20m%C3%A1quina
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lenguaje de programación en el que las instrucciones del programa fuente, corresponden estrechamente con las instrucciones de máquina reconocidas y ejecutadas por la computadora (ordenador). 2, record 1, Spanish, - lenguaje%20orientado%20a%20la%20m%C3%A1quina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Es opuesto a lenguaje orientado hacia los problemas y a lenguaje orientado a los procedimientos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lenguaje%20orientado%20a%20la%20m%C3%A1quina
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- generic skill
1, record 2, English, generic%20skill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A skill which can be applied across a variety of subject domains, and takes longer to acquire than domain-dependent (subject-area) skills. 2, record 2, English, - generic%20skill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The major kinds of generic skills include thinking skills(such as problem solving techniques), learning strategies(such as creating mnemonics to help you remember things), and metacognitive skills(such as monitoring and revising your problem solving techniques or mnemonic-creating techniques). 2, record 2, English, - generic%20skill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compétence générique
1, record 2, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- compétence transversale 2, record 2, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20transversale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une compétence est générique lorsqu'elle est requise par la plupart des gestionnaires et des superviseurs. Par exemple, la résolution créative de problèmes, la communication interpersonnelle, le travail en équipe, la conduite de réunions, etc. 3, record 2, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La compétence transversale regroupe tout ce qui n'est pas de la compétence technique (liée au métier). 4, record 2, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-08-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mnemonic language
1, record 3, English, mnemonic%20language
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A programming language based on the use of mnemonics. 2, record 3, English, - mnemonic%20language
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- langage mnémonique
1, record 3, French, langage%20mn%C3%A9monique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage de programmation utilisant des abréviations faciles à retenir. 1, record 3, French, - langage%20mn%C3%A9monique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje nemotécnico
1, record 3, Spanish, lenguaje%20nemot%C3%A9cnico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lenguaje de programación basado en símbolos fáciles de recordar que pueden ensamblarse por la computadora (ordenador) en lenguaje de máquina. 1, record 3, Spanish, - lenguaje%20nemot%C3%A9cnico
Record 3, Key term(s)
- lenguaje mnemotécnico
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-01-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cognitive enhancement
1, record 4, English, cognitive%20enhancement
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By giving a cognitive enhancer, with minimal side effects, to people without a mental deficit, they may end up with cognitive credit, i. e. smarter. Some elements within the scientific establishment continue to deny the potential of cognitive enhancers. They believe that the optimal brain cannot be improved upon by throwing in, a "chemical spanner". But optimal memory can be improved, for example, by employing "mnemonics", which is as "artificial" as a chemical lift from a pill. Would they also resist cognitive enhancement by other artificial methods such as food-a "chemical spanner" if ever there was one-and education? The United States Congress has declared the 1990s the "Decade of the Brain". Smart drugs will, if regulated, treat a recently officially recognized disease, the Age-Associated Memory Impairment(AAMI)-a noticeable mental decline due to the normal ageing process. A futures analyst, Decision Resources, predicts that smart drugs could benefit 600 million people this decade, including 60 million people with AAMI, 20 million students who want to improve scholastic performance, and 270 million people hoping to improve their efficiency at work(Suppl. The World in 1994). 1, record 4, English, - cognitive%20enhancement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "cognitive enhancer". 2, record 4, English, - cognitive%20enhancement
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- amélioration neuro-cognitive
1, record 4, French, am%C3%A9lioration%20neuro%2Dcognitive
proposal
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- amélioration cérébro-active 1, record 4, French, am%C3%A9lioration%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bro%2Dactive
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
amélioration: fait de devenir meilleur, plus satisfaisant. Voir améliorant. 2, record 4, French, - am%C3%A9lioration%20neuro%2Dcognitive
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-05-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- traffic analyser-simulator 1, record 5, English, traffic%20analyser%2Dsimulator
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tekelec announces the production of a new software for its TE 92 traffic analyser-simulator : SITREX 25, a simulation language with the same structure as BASIC but using the mnemonics of the X. 25 protocol, can be readily assimilated by any teleprocessing engineer. 1, record 5, English, - traffic%20analyser%2Dsimulator
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
traffic analysis: The obtaining of information from a study of communications traffic. Includes statistical study of message headings, receipts, acknowledgements, routing, and so on, plus a tabulation of volumes and types of messages with respect to time. 2, record 5, English, - traffic%20analyser%2Dsimulator
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- analyseur-simulateur de trafic
1, record 5, French, analyseur%2Dsimulateur%20de%20trafic
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tekelec annonce la disponibilité d'un nouveau logiciel pour son analyseur-simulateur de trafic TE 92, le SITREX 25 qui est un langage de simulation ayant la structure du BASIC, mais utilisant la mnémonique du protocole X.25. Il est donc immédiatement assimilable par tout technicien de la téléinformatique. 1, record 5, French, - analyseur%2Dsimulateur%20de%20trafic
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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