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INDEXING ROBOT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- web crawler
1, record 1, English, web%20crawler
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- web spider 1, record 1, English, web%20spider
correct, see observation
- web robot 1, record 1, English, web%20robot
correct, see observation
- indexing robot 2, record 1, English, indexing%20robot
correct
- crawler 3, record 1, English, crawler
correct
- spider 4, record 1, English, spider
correct
- Web crawler 5, record 1, English, Web%20crawler
correct
- Web spider 5, record 1, English, Web%20spider
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A simple program that scans the Web, crawling from link to link in search of new [websites] and recording the URLs [Uniform Resource Locators]. 4, record 1, English, - web%20crawler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
web crawler; web spider; web robot: 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. 6, record 1, English, - web%20crawler
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Web robot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- robot Web
1, record 1, French, robot%20Web
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- robot d'indexation 2, record 1, French, robot%20d%27indexation
correct, masculine noun
- collecteur 3, record 1, French, collecteur
correct, masculine noun
- araignée 1, record 1, French, araign%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programme qui parcourt la toile pour en extraire des éléments de repérage de contenus, destinés à être utilisés par un moteur de recherche. 3, record 1, French, - robot%20Web
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
robot Web : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé après un nom qu’il qualifie. Il est toujours invariable. 4, record 1, French, - robot%20Web
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
collecteur : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 1er janvier 2013. 5, record 1, French, - robot%20Web
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- araña
1, record 1, Spanish, ara%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun, Spain
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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