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ONES COMPLEMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ones complement
1, record 1, English, ones%20complement
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
diminished radix complement in the binary system 1, record 1, English, - ones%20complement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ones complement : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5 : 1999]. 2, record 1, English, - ones%20complement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- complément à un
1, record 1, French, compl%C3%A9ment%20%C3%A0%20un
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
complément restreint en numération binaire 1, record 1, French, - compl%C3%A9ment%20%C3%A0%20un
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
complément à un : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - compl%C3%A9ment%20%C3%A0%20un
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sign extension
1, record 2, English, sign%20extension
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The duplication of the sign bit in the higher-order positions of a register. 2, record 2, English, - sign%20extension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This extension is usually performed on one's complement or two's complement binary values. 2, record 2, English, - sign%20extension
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- extension de signe
1, record 2, French, extension%20de%20signe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- répétition de signe 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition%20de%20signe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- repetición de signo
1, record 2, Spanish, repetici%C3%B3n%20de%20signo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Duplicación del bit de signo en las posiciones de mayor orden de un registro. 2, record 2, Spanish, - repetici%C3%B3n%20de%20signo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta extensión se ejecuta generalmente en los valores binarios de complemento a uno o complemento a dos. 2, record 2, Spanish, - repetici%C3%B3n%20de%20signo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-01-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ones complement
1, record 3, English, ones%20complement
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- complement on one 2, record 3, English, complement%20on%20one
correct, standardized
- 1's complement 3, record 3, English, 1%27s%20complement
- one's complement 4, record 3, English, one%27s%20complement
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The diminished radix complement in the binary system. 5, record 3, English, - ones%20complement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ones complement; complement on one : terms standardized by CSA and ISO. 6, record 3, English, - ones%20complement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- complément à un
1, record 3, French, compl%C3%A9ment%20%C3%A0%20un
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- complément à 1 2, record 3, French, compl%C3%A9ment%20%C3%A0%201
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Complément restreint en numération binaire. 3, record 3, French, - compl%C3%A9ment%20%C3%A0%20un
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
complément à un : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 4, record 3, French, - compl%C3%A9ment%20%C3%A0%20un
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- complemento a uno
1, record 3, Spanish, complemento%20a%20uno
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- complemento restringido 2, record 3, Spanish, complemento%20restringido
masculine noun
- complemento en uno 3, record 3, Spanish, complemento%20en%20uno
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resultado obtenido al sustraer cada dígito que forma un número, en representación binaria, de la base del sistema binario menos uno. 4, record 3, Spanish, - complemento%20a%20uno
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Por ejemplo, el complemento a uno del número binario 01101 es 10010. 4, record 3, Spanish, - complemento%20a%20uno
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