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NUMERIC CODED CHARACTER SET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- numeric coded character set
1, record 1, English, numeric%20coded%20character%20set
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - numeric%20coded%20character%20set
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - numeric%20coded%20character%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères codés numérique
1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu de caractères codés à base numérique. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.] 2, record 1, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conjunto de caracteres codificados numéricamente
1, record 1, Spanish, conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- juego de caracteres codificados numéricamente 2, record 1, Spanish, juego%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de caracteres codificados, cuyo conjunto de caracteres, es un conjunto de caracteres numéricos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-04-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- data compactor
1, record 2, English, data%20compactor
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - data%20compactor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
data compactor: term standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]. 3, record 2, English, - data%20compactor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Émission et réception radio
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compacteur de données
1, record 2, French, compacteur%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- compresseur de données 1, record 2, French, compresseur%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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