TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
NUMERIC CHARACTER SET [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Information Technology (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- numeric character set
1, record 1, English, numeric%20character%20set
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A character set that contains digits and may contain special characters, but usually not letters. 2, record 1, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric character set : designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission. 3, record 1, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères numérique
1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jeu numérique 2, record 1, French, jeu%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu de caractères qui comprend des chiffres et qui peut comprendre des caractères spéciaux, mais généralement aucune lettre. 3, record 1, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de caractères numérique : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 4, record 1, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
- Tecnología de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conjunto de caracteres numéricos
1, record 1, Spanish, conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- juego de caracteres numéricos 2, record 1, Spanish, juego%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de caracteres que contiene los dígitos, y puede contener caracteres de control y caracteres especiales pero no las letras. 3, record 1, Spanish, - conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-08-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Information Technology (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- numeric code set
1, record 2, English, numeric%20code%20set
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- numeric code element set 1, record 2, English, numeric%20code%20element%20set
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A code set whose elements are constructed from a numeric character set. 2, record 2, English, - numeric%20code%20set
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric code set; numeric code element set: designations and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission. 3, record 2, English, - numeric%20code%20set
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jeu de codets numérique
1, record 2, French, jeu%20de%20codets%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu de codets dont les éléments sont empruntés à un jeu de caractères numérique. 2, record 2, French, - jeu%20de%20codets%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de codets numérique : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 3, record 2, French, - jeu%20de%20codets%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
- Tecnología de la información (Informática)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- código numérico
1, record 2, Spanish, c%C3%B3digo%20num%C3%A9rico
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
- Computer Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- a programming language
1, record 3, English, a%20programming%20language
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- APL 1, record 3, English, APL
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- array processing language 2, record 3, English, array%20processing%20language
correct
- APL 2, record 3, English, APL
correct
- APL 2, record 3, English, APL
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-level programming language with a syntax and character set designed for mathematical applications, especially those requiring numeric or literal array manipulation. 3, record 3, English, - a%20programming%20language
Record 3, Key term(s)
- a programing language
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- langage APL
1, record 3, French, langage%20APL
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- APL 2, record 3, French, APL
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage [...] destiné à l'écriture concise des algorithmes. 3, record 3, French, - langage%20APL
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce langage, étudié comme une langue de communication entre scientifiques, remplace le formalisme mathématique usuel par des symboles nouveaux permettant d'écrire des expressions tant mathématiques que logiques. Il sert à écrire des programmes conversationnels et demande l'emploi de terminaux ayant les symboles spécifiques du langage. 3, record 3, French, - langage%20APL
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- numeric coded character set
1, record 4, English, numeric%20coded%20character%20set
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coded character set whose character set is a numeric character set. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC. ] 2, record 4, English, - numeric%20coded%20character%20set
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric coded character set : term standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP(Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee(GESC). 3, record 4, English, - numeric%20coded%20character%20set
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères codés numérique
1, record 4, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu de caractères codés à base numérique. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.] 2, record 4, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de caractères codés numérique : terme normalisé par l’ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 4, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- conjunto de caracteres codificados numéricamente
1, record 4, Spanish, conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- juego de caracteres codificados numéricamente 2, record 4, Spanish, juego%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de caracteres codificados, cuyo conjunto de caracteres, es un conjunto de caracteres numéricos. 3, record 4, Spanish, - conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-04-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Remote Sensing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- data compactor
1, record 5, English, data%20compactor
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] data compactor provides standard compaction rules to reduce the number of octets stored on the RF [radio frequency] tag and transferred across the air interface. Numeric data, for example, is octet based to some coded character set for the application, but can be encoded in a compact form on the RF tag memory. 2, record 5, English, - data%20compactor
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
data compactor: term standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]. 3, record 5, English, - data%20compactor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Émission et réception radio
- Télédétection
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- compacteur de données
1, record 5, French, compacteur%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- compresseur de données 1, record 5, French, compresseur%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- numeric code set
1, record 6, English, numeric%20code%20set
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- numeric code element set 1, record 6, English, numeric%20code%20element%20set
correct, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
code set whose elements are constructed from a numeric character set 1, record 6, English, - numeric%20code%20set
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric code set; numeric code element set: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 6, English, - numeric%20code%20set
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- jeu de codets numérique
1, record 6, French, jeu%20de%20codets%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
jeu de codets dont les éléments sont empruntés à un jeu de caractères numérique 1, record 6, French, - jeu%20de%20codets%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de codets numérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 6, French, - jeu%20de%20codets%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- numeric character set
1, record 7, English, numeric%20character%20set
correct, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
character set that contains digits and may contain special characters, but usually not letters 1, record 7, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric character set : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4 : 1999]. 2, record 7, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères numérique
1, record 7, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
jeu de caractères qui comprend des chiffres et qui peut comprendre des caractères spéciaux, mais généralement aucune lettre 1, record 7, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de caractères numérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 7, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-02-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Graphic Arts and Printing
- Informatics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- special symbol
1, record 8, English, special%20symbol
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of a character set other than numeric, alphabeticor punctuation graphics. 1, record 8, English, - special%20symbol
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Imprimerie et arts graphiques
- Informatique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- symbole spécial
1, record 8, French, symbole%20sp%C3%A9cial
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un jeu de caractères, symbole autre que numérique, alphabétique ou de ponctuation. 1, record 8, French, - symbole%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Artes gráficas e imprenta
- Informática
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- símbolo especial
1, record 8, Spanish, s%C3%ADmbolo%20especial
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Símbolo o carácter, aparte de las letras, por ejemplo $, & [...] 2, record 8, Spanish, - s%C3%ADmbolo%20especial
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: