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Record 1 2024-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Control Systems (Electronic Instrumentation)
  • Sociology
CONT

Algospeak refers to code words or turns of phrase users have adopted in an effort to create a brand-safe lexicon that will avoid getting their posts removed or down-ranked by content moderation systems. For instance, in many online videos, it's common to say "unalive" rather than "dead, ""SA" instead of "sexual assault, "or "spicy eggplant" instead of "vibrator. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Systèmes cybernétiques de contrôle et de commande
  • Sociologie
DEF

Langage codé utilisé sur les médias sociaux pour camoufler le message véhiculé et ainsi contourner les filtres de modération de contenu appliqués par les algorithmes des différentes plateformes.

OBS

trompe-algorithme; jargon trompe-algorithme; algoridiome : désignations proposées par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) en 2023.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
OBS

Sun's catch phrase for Java, because software developers no longer have to write different versions of programs for different systems. Java is written in small packages of code, each one performing a very specific function. These tiny programs, known as applets, are a fraction of traditional software applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

used for purpose of identification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A group of letters or numbers, or both, assigned in a code system to represent a plain text element, which may be a word, phrase, or sentence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Groupe de lettres ou de nombres, ou des deux, constituant un système de codage pour représenter un élément de texte clair, qui peut être un mot, une expression ou une phrase.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

In data security, a technique in which a plaintext message is first encoded, i. e. each word or phrase is changed to a preselected code, and the resulting encoded message is than enciphered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
DEF

Storage of commonly used phrases such as signature blocks. Each phrase is identified by a code and can be inserted anywhere in a document by typing the code and executing the glossary command.

OBS

Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
DEF

Mémorisation des expressions utilisées fréquemment, telles que celles des cases de signature. Chaque expression est identifiée par un code et on peut l'insérer n'importe où dans un document en tapant le code et en actionnant la commande Glossaire.

Spanish

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