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FOURTH-GENERATION LANGUAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-30
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
- fourth-generation language
1, record 1, English, fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- 4GL 1, record 1, English, 4GL
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
high-level language that allows a user, not necessarily a programmer, to write statements in near-natural language, that has a ratio of machine instructions to simple statements much higher than that of a third-generation language, and that elevates the level of abstraction at which the user may work beyond that of previous generations of programming languages 1, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples : 1. In a fourth-generation language, sorting a customer list could be expressed as :"Sort customer_list on customer_name in ascending order". The user need not know any sorting algorithm. 2. dBASE is a fourth-generation language. 1, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fourth-generation language; 4GL : term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7 : 2000]. 2, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
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
- langage de quatrième génération
1, record 1, French, langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
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
langage évolué qui permet à un utilisateur, non nécessairement programmeur, d'écrire des instructions dans un langage presque naturel; ce langage peut générer, pour chacune de ses instructions simples, des instructions machine beaucoup plus nombreuses que dans le cas des langages de troisième génération, et il élève le niveau d'abstraction auquel l'utilisateur peut travailler, bien au-delà des générations précédentes de langages de programmation 1, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemples : 1. Dans un langage de quatrième génération, l'ordre de tri d'une liste de clients pourrait être exprimé comme suit : «trier la liste_de_clients en fonction du nom_de_client en ordre ascendant». L'utilisateur n'a pas besoin de connaître d'algorithme de tri. 2. dBASE est un langage de quatrième génération. 1, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
langage de quatrième génération : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000]. 2, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fourth-generation language
1, record 2, English, fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fourth generation language 2, record 2, English, fourth%20generation%20language
correct
- FGL 3, record 2, English, FGL
correct
- FGL 3, record 2, English, FGL
- 4th generation language 4, record 2, English, 4th%20generation%20language
- 4GL 5, record 2, English, 4GL
correct, standardized
- 4th GL 4, record 2, English, 4th%20GL
correct
- 4GL 5, record 2, English, 4GL
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-level language that allows a user, not necessarily a programmer, to write statements in near-natural language, that has a ratio of machine instructions to simple statements much higher than that of a third-generation language, and that elevates the level of abstraction at which the user may work beyond that of previous generations of programming languages. 6, record 2, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A very high level nonprocedural language that gives the end user the opportunity to access and process information more easily. 7, record 2, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dBASE is a fourth-generation language. 6, record 2, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fourth-generation language(4GL) : Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC. 8, record 2, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- langage de quatrième génération
1, record 2, French, langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- L4G 2, record 2, French, L4G
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- langage de programmation de quatrième génération 2, record 2, French, langage%20de%20programmation%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage de haut niveau qui permet à un utilisateur, non nécessairement programmeur, d'écrire des instructions dans un langage presque naturel, disposant d'un coefficient d'instructions machines pour chacune de ses instructions simples bien supérieur à celui d'un langage de troisième génération et qui élève le niveau d'abstraction auquel l'utilisateur peut travailler, bien au-delà des générations précédentes de langages de programmation. 3, record 2, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Langage non procédural de très haut niveau fait pour s'approcher le plus possible du langage de l'utilisateur. 4, record 2, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dBASE est un langage de quatrième génération. 3, record 2, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langage de quatrième génération : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI. 5, record 2, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje de cuarta generación
1, record 2, Spanish, lenguaje%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lenguaje fácil de comprender que no es de procedimientos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
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