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HORIZONTAL TABULATION [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A format effector that causes the print or display position to move forward to the next of a series of predetermined positions along the same line. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

horizontal tabulation character; HT : term and abbreviation standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP(Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee(GESC).

OBS

horizontal tabulation : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
OBS

caractère de tabulation horizontale; HT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

OBS

caractère de tabulation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

tabulation horizontale : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Efecto de formato (carácter HT) que causa el movimiento de la posición de impresión o visualización, hasta la serie siguiente de posiciones a lo largo de una línea de impresión o visualización.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
23.06.30 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

capability of a text editor to position text horizontally within limits defined by the user

OBS

horizontal tabulation; horizontal formatting : terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-23 : 1994].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
23.06.30 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

fonction permettant de disposer un texte horizontalement entre des limites définies par l'utilisateur

OBS

tabulation horizontale; mise en page horizontale : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A block format in which the first character of each word is the horizontal tabulation character and in which words are presented in a specified order.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Format de bloc dans lequel le premier caractère de chaque mot est le caractère de tabulation horizontale et dans lequel les mots sont présentés dans un ordre donné.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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