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HOME DIRECTORY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- home directory
1, record 1, English, home%20directory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
On operating systems (Unix, VMS) a place where the user is placed when one logs in, and where one can store one’s files. (J.J. Manger, The Essential Internet Information Guide, Mc Graw-Hill, 1994, p. 335). 2, record 1, English, - home%20directory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- répertoire personnel
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9pertoire%20personnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- répertoire de base 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9pertoire%20de%20base
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
- Information Theory
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- configuration directory
1, record 2, English, configuration%20directory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Our home page is divided into the following sections : A section(below) to order a brochure... ;A list of new features and services; A link to the account configuration directory, where customers may make changes to their account configurations for paging, faxing, LinkAlert(sm), and view their faxes, directly from the WWWW. Guest access is also permitted. 2, record 2, English, - configuration%20directory
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Justification proposed by Intergraph: If you have changed the cursor button definition in the items configuration directory, you must map a double-tap of the cursor data button to the tentative keypoint snap command. 3, record 2, English, - configuration%20directory
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
- Théorie de l'information
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- répertoire de configuration
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9pertoire%20de%20configuration
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-08-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- environment variable
1, record 3, English, environment%20variable
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variable that describes the operating environment of the process. Common environment variables describe the home directory, command search path, the terminal in use, and the current time zone [the HOME, PATH, TERM, and TZ variables, respectively]. 1, record 3, English, - environment%20variable
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- variable d'environnement
1, record 3, French, variable%20d%27environnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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