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UNSIGNED PACKED DECIMAL REPRESENTATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- packed century
1, record 1, English, packed%20century
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pack a two-byte character representation of a year into one-byte unsigned packed decimal representation and use the freed up byte to hold the packed century. 1, record 1, English, - packed%20century
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- siècle condensé
1, record 1, French, si%C3%A8cle%20condens%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Condenser la représentation d'un caractère à deux octets dans une représentation décimale condensée à un octet sans signe et utiliser l'octet libéré pour représenter le siècle condensé. 1, record 1, French, - si%C3%A8cle%20condens%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- two-byte character
1, record 2, English, two%2Dbyte%20character
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pack a two-byte character representation of a year into one-byte unsigned packed decimal representation and use the freed up byte to hold the packed century. 1, record 2, English, - two%2Dbyte%20character
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caractère à deux octets
1, record 2, French, caract%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20deux%20octets
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Condenser la représentation d'un caractère à deux octets dans une représentation décimale condensée à un octet sans signe et utiliser l'octet libéré pour représenter le siècle condensé. 1, record 2, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20deux%20octets
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- freed up byte
1, record 3, English, freed%20up%20byte
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pack a two-byte character representation of a year into one-byte unsigned packed decimal representation and use the freed up byte to hold the packed century. 1, record 3, English, - freed%20up%20byte
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- octet libéré
1, record 3, French, octet%20lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Condenser la représentation d'un caractère à deux octets dans une représentation décimale condensée à un octet sans signe et utiliser l'octet libéré pour représenter le siècle condensé. 1, record 3, French, - octet%20lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-12-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
- Internet and Telematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unsigned packed decimal representation
1, record 4, English, unsigned%20packed%20decimal%20representation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pack a two-byte character representation of a year into one-byte unsigned packed decimal representation and use the freed up byte to hold the packed century. 1, record 4, English, - unsigned%20packed%20decimal%20representation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
- Internet et télématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- représentation décimale condensée sans signe
1, record 4, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20d%C3%A9cimale%20condens%C3%A9e%20sans%20signe
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Condenser la représentation d'un caractère à deux octets dans une représentation décimale condensée à un octet sans signe et utiliser l'octet libéré pour représenter le siècle condensé. 1, record 4, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20d%C3%A9cimale%20condens%C3%A9e%20sans%20signe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-03-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- encoding or compressing technique
1, record 5, English, encoding%20or%20compressing%20technique
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A four-digit year technique that represents something less than four digits. 1, record 5, English, - encoding%20or%20compressing%20technique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some of the methods used are : pack a two-byte character representation of a year into one-byte unsigned packed decimal representation and used the freed up byte to hold the packed century; convert two-character year from decimal to hexadecimal; develop a user-defined date/year conversion scheme. 1, record 5, English, - encoding%20or%20compressing%20technique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term related to Year 2000 compliance. 2, record 5, English, - encoding%20or%20compressing%20technique
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- technique de codage ou de compression
1, record 5, French, technique%20de%20codage%20ou%20de%20compression
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de représentation des quatre chiffres de l'année avec moins de quatre chiffres. 1, record 5, French, - technique%20de%20codage%20ou%20de%20compression
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Quelques-unes des méthodes utilisées : condenser la représentation d'un caractère à deux octets dans une représentation décimale condensée à un octet sans signe et utiliser l'octet libéré pour représenter le siècle condensé; convertir l'année à deux caractères d'une représentation décimale à une représentation hexadécimale; élaborer un plan de conversion date/année défini par l'utilisateur. 1, record 5, French, - technique%20de%20codage%20ou%20de%20compression
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme relatif au passage de l'an 2000. 2, record 5, French, - technique%20de%20codage%20ou%20de%20compression
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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