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INPUT INSTANCE [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- input instance
1, record 1, English, input%20instance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instance d'entrée
1, record 1, French, instance%20d%27entr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prompt
1, record 2, English, prompt
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- AI prompt 2, record 2, English, AI%20prompt
correct, noun
- artificial intelligence prompt 3, record 2, English, artificial%20intelligence%20prompt
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A prompt is the input given to an AI [artificial intelligence] model to initiate or guide its generation process. This input acts as a directive or a set of instructions that the AI uses to produce its output.... For instance, in a text-based generative AI model like [a] GPT(generative pre-trained transformer), a prompt could be a sentence or a question that the model... completes or answers in a coherent and contextually appropriate manner. 4, record 2, English, - prompt
Record 2, Key term(s)
- IAGENAI25
- 10482012
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- requête
1, record 2, French, requ%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une requête est une entrée (p. ex. un énoncé ou une instruction) qu'un utilisateur fournit à un outil d'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour interagir avec lui, lui demander de réaliser une tâche ou orienter son processus de génération. Lorsque l'outil d'IA reçoit la requête, il la traite, puis présente à l'utilisateur le résultat généré. Ce résultat peut être présenté sous différentes formes (p. ex. texte, son, image ou vidéo) selon la nature de l'outil utilisé. 2, record 2, French, - requ%C3%AAte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ARNK field 1, record 3, English, ARNK%20field
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
ARNK field... In order for the computer to book a continuing flight in the itinerary, it must be advised how the passenger is arriving at the boarding point. For instance, if we were to input Toronto-Ottawa and then Montreal-Toronto, such an itinerary is illogical to the computer and will cause the response... In such cases we say that the leg of space is "ARNK" or Arrival Unknown. In order to advise the computer of this we input our own I field. 1, record 3, English, - ARNK%20field
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- zone itinéraire en surface
1, record 3, French, zone%20itin%C3%A9raire%20en%20surface
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zone itinéraire en surface (ARNK) [...] Pour qu'il puisse réserver des places sur un vol de correspondance, il doit savoir comment le passager se rendra au point d'embarquement. Par exemple, un message d'entrée indiquant un itinéraire constitué des tronçons Toronto-Ottawa et Montréal-Toronto seulement est illogique pour l'ordinateur, qui donnera la réponse-erreur suivante : [...] Dans de tels cas, on qualifie le tronçon de ARNK (Arrival Unknown) ou Arrivée inconnue et on l'indique à l'ordinateur en introduisant une zone I spéciale pour le transport en surface. 1, record 3, French, - zone%20itin%C3%A9raire%20en%20surface
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-05-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cells and Batteries
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- float service
1, record 4, English, float%20service
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A battery operation in which the battery is normally connected to an external current source; for instance, a battery charger which supplies the battery load under normal conditions, while also providing enough energy input to the battery to make up for its internal quiescent losses, thus keeping the battery always up to full power and ready for service. 1, record 4, English, - float%20service
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Piles et accumulateurs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- service mode flottant
1, record 4, French, service%20mode%20flottant
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération réalisée sur une batterie qui consiste à relier cette dernière à une source électrique extérieure, notamment un chargeur de batterie, qui fournit la charge de celle-ci dans des conditions normales d'utilisation tout en l'alimentant en énergie pour compenser les pertes internes subies en position de repos, ce qui permet de maintenir sa pleine puissance et sa disponibilité. 1, record 4, French, - service%20mode%20flottant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-02-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- e-form software application
1, record 5, English, e%2Dform%20software%20application
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- electronic form software application 1, record 5, English, electronic%20form%20software%20application
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The major advantages to this scenario are : the rules by which an e-form is described is consistently applied since it can be parsed by a standard SGML parser to check adherence to the DTD; and, the e-form software applications have a consistent, rigidly defined input stream to process any given e-form instance. 1, record 5, English, - e%2Dform%20software%20application
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- application logicielle de formulaire électronique
1, record 5, French, application%20logicielle%20de%20formulaire%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes (et justifications) tirés du rapport sommaire intitulé : « Projet pilote d'échange d'information sur formulaires électroniques normalisés » publié Groupe de travail sur les normes des documents électroniques (GTNDE), Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor, Gouvernement du Canada. 2, record 5, French, - application%20logicielle%20de%20formulaire%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-11-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- SGML parser
1, record 6, English, SGML%20parser
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The major advantages to this scenario are : the rules by which an e-form is described is consistently applied since it can be parsed by a standard SGML parser to check adherence to the DTD; and, the e-form software applications have a consistent, rigidly defined input stream to process any given e-form instance. 1, record 6, English, - SGML%20parser
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- module d'analyse SGML
1, record 6, French, module%20d%27analyse%20SGML
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- parseur SGML 2, record 6, French, parseur%20SGML
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce scénario offre d'importants avantages, notamment : les règles qui régissent la définition d'un formulaire électronique sont appliquées uniformément, car elles peuvent être analysées par un module d'analyse SGML standard pour assurer le respect de la DTD; les applications logicielles du formulaire électronique comportent une chaîne de travaux constante rigoureusement définie pour traiter toute instance de formulaire électronique. 1, record 6, French, - module%20d%27analyse%20SGML
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes (et justifications) tirés du rapport sommaire intitulé : «Projet pilote d'échange d'information sur formulaires électroniques normalisés» publié par le Groupe de travail sur les normes des documents électroniques (GTNDE), Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor, Gouvernement du Canada. 2, record 6, French, - module%20d%27analyse%20SGML
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-11-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- e-form instance
1, record 7, English, e%2Dform%20instance
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- electronic form instance 1, record 7, English, electronic%20form%20instance
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The major advantages to this scenario are : the rules by which an e-form is described is consistently applied since it can be parsed by a standard SGML parser to check adherence to the DTD; and, the e-form software applications have a consistent, rigidly defined input stream to process any given e-form instance. 1, record 7, English, - e%2Dform%20instance
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- instance de formulaire électronique
1, record 7, French, instance%20de%20formulaire%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes (et justifications) tirés du rapport sommaire intitulé : « Projet pilote d'échange d'information sur formulaires électroniques normalisés » publié Groupe de travail sur les normes des documents électroniques (GTNDE), Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor, Gouvernement du Canada. 2, record 7, French, - instance%20de%20formulaire%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-11-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- CGI program
1, record 8, English, CGI%20program
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Common Gateway Interface program 2, record 8, English, Common%20Gateway%20Interface%20program
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The actual e-form data input by a user through a Web browser is almost never stored in an HTML instance. HTML is merely used to create the display and cause the Web browser to prompt and accept the information. The data typically flows directly to the CGI program which immediately processes it and then either stores it in a database or discards it. 1, record 8, English, - CGI%20program
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- programme d'IPC
1, record 8, French, programme%20d%27IPC
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- programme interface de passerelle commune 2, record 8, French, programme%20interface%20de%20passerelle%20commune
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Habituellement, les données passent directement au programme d'IPC, qui les traite immédiatement et les sauvegarde dans une base de données ou les élimine. 1, record 8, French, - programme%20d%27IPC
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes (et justifications) tirés du rapport sommaire intitulé : « Projet pilote d'échange d'information sur formulaires électroniques normalisés » publié Groupe de travail sur les normes des documents électroniques (GTNDE), Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor, Gouvernement du Canada. 2, record 8, French, - programme%20d%27IPC
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-11-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- HTML instance
1, record 9, English, HTML%20instance
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The actual e-form data input by a user through a Web browser is almost never stored in an HTML instance. HTML is merely used to create the display and cause the Web browser to prompt and accept the information. The data typically flows directly to the CGI program which immediately processes it and then either stores it in a database or discards it. 1, record 9, English, - HTML%20instance
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- instance HTML
1, record 9, French, instance%20HTML
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- occurrence d'entité HTML 2, record 9, French, occurrence%20d%27entit%C3%A9%20HTML
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les données saisies par un utilisateur dans des formulaires électroniques à l'aide d'un navigateur Web ne sont presque jamais utilisées dans une instance HTML. Le langage HTML est simplement utilisé pour créer l'affichage et faire en sorte que le navigateur Web demande et reçoive l'information. 1, record 9, French, - instance%20HTML
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes (et justifications) tirés du rapport sommaire intitulé : « Projet pilote d'échange d'information sur formulaires électroniques normalisés » publié Groupe de travail sur les normes des documents électroniques (GTNDE), Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor, Gouvernement du Canada. 2, record 9, French, - instance%20HTML
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2002-02-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- perceptual segregation
1, record 10, English, perceptual%20segregation
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Segregation in perception refers to grouping together the parts of objects and distinguishing different objects. Our perceptual apparatus segregates sensory input in so effortless a fashion that it hardly seems that segregation is a task that must be actively performed. Consider, though, the visual information provided when we look at a person sitting in a chair. We readily group together the areas of the visual image that belong to the person and those that belong to the chair. We do not, for instance, mistakenly group together the person's left leg with the legs of the chair. 1, record 10, English, - perceptual%20segregation
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- ségrégation perceptive
1, record 10, French, s%C3%A9gr%C3%A9gation%20perceptive
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1998-11-24
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- attribute-value pair
1, record 11, English, attribute%2Dvalue%20pair
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- A-V pair 2, record 11, English, A%2DV%20pair
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A object representation schema for an attribute and its associated value. 3, record 11, English, - attribute%2Dvalue%20pair
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some systems are built around single objects or, in any case, do not formally represent multiple objects. In such cases the system represents facts in terms of attribute-value (A-V) pairs rather than triplets. This representation schema works much like an O-A-V schema except that, since it cannot represent multiple objects, it cannot take advantage of inheritance hierarchies. 4, record 11, English, - attribute%2Dvalue%20pair
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The input to ID3 is a list of positive and negative instances of some concept, with each instance represented as a list of attribute-value pairs.... 5, record 11, English, - attribute%2Dvalue%20pair
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- couple attribut-valeur
1, record 11, French, couple%20attribut%2Dvaleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- couple paramètre-valeur 2, record 11, French, couple%20param%C3%A8tre%2Dvaleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Schéma de représentation d'objets uniques, distincte des triplets OBAV (objet-attribut-valeur) propres aux représentations d'objets multiples, en ce qu'il ne peut rendre compte des hiérarchies d'héritage. 2, record 11, French, - couple%20attribut%2Dvaleur
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les concepts appris par un système sont le plus souvent décrits dans un formalisme logique plus ou moins expressif, par exemple, en termes de conjonctions ou disjonctions de couples attribut-valeur; beaucoup de concepts réels ne peuvent être caractérisés de manière aussi naïve [...] 3, record 11, French, - couple%20attribut%2Dvaleur
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1997-08-22
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- concept formation
1, record 12, English, concept%20formation
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of learning in which the learner generates concepts useful in characterizing a given collection of objects or facts or a subset of them. 2, record 12, English, - concept%20formation
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concept-formation program described by Winston in his thesis(Winston 1975) was a landmark development in this direction. It accepted as input a sequence of descriptions of complicated Blocks World configurations, each classified as a positive or negative instance of the concept to be learned. The output was a definition of an admissible relation for the concept. 3, record 12, English, - concept%20formation
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- formation de concepts
1, record 12, French, formation%20de%20concepts
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- formation de concept 2, record 12, French, formation%20de%20concept
correct, feminine noun
- genèse de concept 3, record 12, French, gen%C3%A8se%20de%20concept
feminine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Création de concepts servant à caractériser une collection d'objets, d'événements ou de faits. 4, record 12, French, - formation%20de%20concepts
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
genèse : manière dont une chose est formée. 3, record 12, French, - formation%20de%20concepts
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1989-09-18
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- semantic parser
1, record 13, English, semantic%20parser
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the semantic parser is designed to produce exactly the system's internal interpretation of the request : a functional form instantiated to the extent that values for the function and for its arguments were provided in the input sentence. Some system parameters determine the degree of fuzziness allowed in parsing each semantic category by prescribing, for instance, the number of words that can be skipped if they do not fit into the grammatical definition of the current category. 2, record 13, English, - semantic%20parser
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 CONT
SOPHIE also has a semantic parser that parses the student’s typewritten words, not by using a grammar, but rather by using a semantic representation of possible phrases for each word that might be used in this domain. 3, record 13, English, - semantic%20parser
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- parseur sémantique
1, record 13, French, parseur%20s%C3%A9mantique
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque le parseur ne traite que des informations sémantiques, c'est un parseur sémantique. 1, record 13, French, - parseur%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1986-05-06
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Econometrics
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- general equilibrium trade model
1, record 14, English, general%20equilibrium%20trade%20model
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
- GET model 1, record 14, English, GET%20model
correct
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A general equilibrium trade model can be described as one in which supply equals demand in every market and all markets are linked together through the mechanism of relative prices. For instance, an increase in demand in one industry raises the price in that industry with a resulting impact on those industries which either purchase the product as an input or supply the initial industry. 2, record 14, English, - general%20equilibrium%20trade%20model
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Économétrie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- modèle d'équilibre général des échanges
1, record 14, French, mod%C3%A8le%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20des%20%C3%A9changes
proposal, masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme suggéré par le service de traduction du Conseil économique du Canada. 1, record 14, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20des%20%C3%A9changes
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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