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HARD CODE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hardcode
1, record 1, English, hardcode
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hard-code 2, record 1, English, hard%2Dcode
correct, verb
- hard code 3, record 1, English, hard%20code
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To put information into a software program so that it cannot be easily changed by a user ... 3, record 1, English, - hardcode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coder en dur
1, record 1, French, coder%20en%20dur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- codificar de forma rígida
1, record 1, Spanish, codificar%20de%20forma%20%20r%C3%ADgida
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Para asegurarse de que la aplicación sigue siendo segura, evite codificar de forma rígida una versión del protocolo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - codificar%20de%20forma%20%20r%C3%ADgida
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- soft fork
1, record 2, English, soft%20fork
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A fork in which] a change of rules ... creates blocks recognized as valid by the old software [and that] is backwards-compatible. 2, record 2, English, - soft%20fork
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During Bitcoin’s first two years, Satoshi Nakamoto performed several soft forks by just releasing the backwards-compatible change in a client that began immediately enforcing the new rule. 3, record 2, English, - soft%20fork
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forks can be both hard(i. e., not backwards compatible) and soft(i. e., backwards compatible), and can occur due to a change in consensus or a change in blockchain protocol(i. e., underlying code). 4, record 2, English, - soft%20fork
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- embranchement convergent
1, record 2, French, embranchement%20convergent
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- embranchement rétrocompatible 1, record 2, French, embranchement%20r%C3%A9trocompatible
correct, masculine noun
- embranchement mineur 2, record 2, French, embranchement%20mineur
correct, masculine noun
- fourche mineure 3, record 2, French, fourche%20mineure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hard fork
1, record 3, English, hard%20fork
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- HF 2, record 3, English, HF
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any great technology needs an upgrade from time to time and this is what Ethereum has decided to do. As opposed to the soft forks that just make an upgrade by creating a new cryptocurrency, this hard fork splits the cryptocurrency code into two. 3, record 3, English, - hard%20fork
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forks can be both hard(i. e., not backwards compatible) and soft(i. e., backwards compatible), and can occur due to a change in consensus or a change in blockchain protocol(i. e., underlying code). 4, record 3, English, - hard%20fork
Record 3, Key term(s)
- hardfork
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- embranchement divergent
1, record 3, French, embranchement%20divergent
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- embranchement rétro-incompatible 1, record 3, French, embranchement%20r%C3%A9tro%2Dincompatible
correct, masculine noun
- embranchement majeur 2, record 3, French, embranchement%20majeur
correct, masculine noun
- fourche majeure 3, record 3, French, fourche%20majeure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modification majeure [d'un] protocole [de cryptomonnaie], dont les nouvelles règles ne sont pas compatibles avec les précédentes [afin] de pouvoir réviser n'importe quel aspect du code de la [chaîne de blocs]. 4, record 3, French, - embranchement%20divergent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'une trop grande quantité de mineurs refuse d'adopter les nouvelles règles de la monnaie, le groupe de mineurs qui veut modifier les paramètres va suivre une autre route pour donner naissance à une nouvelle monnaie sur une nouvelle chaîne de blocs. On parle alors de «fourche majeure» ou de «hard fork». 3, record 3, French, - embranchement%20divergent
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2019-03-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fork
1, record 4, English, fork
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A point at which an existing blockchain splits into two or more different blockchains. 2, record 4, English, - fork
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Forks can be both hard(i. e., not backwards compatible) and soft(i. e., backwards compatible), and can occur due to a change in consensus or a change in blockchain protocol(i. e., underlying code). 2, record 4, English, - fork
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- embranchement
1, record 4, French, embranchement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fourche 2, record 4, French, fourche
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bifurcation dans la chronologie de l'existence de la chaîne [de blocs]. 3, record 4, French, - embranchement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la chaîne de Bitcoin Cash se séparera en deux : celle du client principal, Bitcoin ABC, et celle de Bitcoin SV, qui s'oppose aux changements apportés par ABC. L'embranchement aura lieu à 16 h 40 [...] 4, record 4, French, - embranchement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-04-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- webify
1, record 5, English, webify
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To convert information from its original format into content that can be displayed on the Web. 1, record 5, English, - webify
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For example, to code a text file into an HTML file is to webify it; to turn a hard copy print file into a PDF is to webify it; to scan an image, use a program to convert it to a GIF or JPG file, and then FTP it to a server is to webify it; to convert an audio file into a format for play on the Web is to webify it; or to convert a video file into a program that can be streamed on the Web is to webify it. 1, record 5, English, - webify
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
webify: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 2, record 5, English, - webify
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- webifier
1, record 5, French, webifier
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de convertir un document ou un fichier pour le rendre accessible via Internet. 1, record 5, French, - webifier
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
webifier : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la minuscule initiale lorsque «web» est utilisé comme préfixe pour former des termes dérivés. 2, record 5, French, - webifier
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-06-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tap code
1, record 6, English, tap%20code
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
POW [Prisoners of war] tap code. This is not international Morse code. In Communist Vietnamese POW camps, Americans devised a means to tap/spell messages with a small rock or other hard object through the walls of their cells. It was an alphabet matrix, five lines across, five lines down. 1, record 6, English, - tap%20code
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- code frappé
1, record 6, French, code%20frapp%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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