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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- word string
1, record 1, English, word%20string
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- word sequence 1, record 1, English, word%20sequence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Speech recognition typically involves a signal processing stage in which a plurality of word string hypotheses, i. e., possible word sequences, are proposed for the input signal. The task is then to recognize or identify the "best" word string from a set of hypotheses, i. e., proposed word strings consistent with the input signal. Speech recognition systems utilize a language model for such a purpose. 1, record 1, English, - word%20string
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
word string; word sequence: designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, English, - word%20string
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- suite de mots
1, record 1, French, suite%20de%20mots
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- séquence de mots 1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9quence%20de%20mots
correct, feminine noun
- chaîne de mots 2, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20de%20mots
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'on considère la suite de mots «voici les trajets possibles», on parle de phrase tant que l'on considère les mots, leur organisation et leur sens hors contexte. 1, record 1, French, - suite%20de%20mots
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les techniques mises en œuvre sont là aussi des techniques de recherche de séquences de mots, de détection de mots-clés, de gestion de pronoms de première et de deuxième personne [...] 1, record 1, French, - suite%20de%20mots
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
suite de mots; séquence de mots; chaîne de mots : désignations validées par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 3, record 1, French, - suite%20de%20mots
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- secuencia de palabras
1, record 1, Spanish, secuencia%20de%20palabras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cadena de palabras 2, record 1, Spanish, cadena%20de%20palabras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Módulo de comprensión: a partir de la secuencia de palabras reconocida, el sistema extrae el significado de la intervención, es decir, obtiene una representación semántica de la entrada. 1, record 1, Spanish, - secuencia%20de%20palabras
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-08-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- verification algorithm
1, record 2, English, verification%20algorithm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A two-argument algorithm A, where one argument is an ordinary input string x, and the other argument is a binary string y called a certificate. 2, record 2, English, - verification%20algorithm
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Algorithm A verifies x if there exists a y such that A(x,y) = 1. 2, record 2, English, - verification%20algorithm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- algorithme de vérification
1, record 2, French, algorithme%20de%20v%C3%A9rification
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'algorithme de vérification consiste [...] à simplement parcourir de façon exhaustive l'espace d'états en vérifiant pour chaque état que l'assertion est toujours vraie. 2, record 2, French, - algorithme%20de%20v%C3%A9rification
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- conditioning algorithm
1, record 3, English, conditioning%20algorithm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the conditioning algorithm is a compression function that compresses a certain amount of input data into a smaller fixed size bit string. 2, record 3, English, - conditioning%20algorithm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- algorithme de conditionnement
1, record 3, French, algorithme%20de%20conditionnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les algorithmes exacts, certains utilisent la propagation de messages prolongés par des algorithmes de conditionnement consistant à calculer localement les probabilités pour chaque nœud du graphe [...] 1, record 3, French, - algorithme%20de%20conditionnement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-05-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- composite object
1, record 4, English, composite%20object
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hyperobject that contains two or more hyperobjects. 2, record 4, English, - composite%20object
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example : A menu and a dialog box used for the input of a character string. 2, record 4, English, - composite%20object
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- objet composite
1, record 4, French, objet%20composite
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- objet composé 2, record 4, French, objet%20compos%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Hyperobjet] qui contient au moins deux [hyperobjets.] 3, record 4, French, - objet%20composite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un objet composite peut être un objet représentant un menu, une boîte de dialogue, ou une union de ceux-ci utilisée pour la saisie d'une chaîne de caractères. 3, record 4, French, - objet%20composite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-09-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- reader/interpreter
1, record 5, English, reader%2Finterpreter
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- reader-interpreter 2, record 5, English, reader%2Dinterpreter
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A service routine that reads an input string, stores programs and data on random-access storage for later processing, identifies the control information contained in the input string, and stores this control information separately in the appropriate control lists. 2, record 5, English, - reader%2Finterpreter
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lecteur-interpréteur
1, record 5, French, lecteur%2Dinterpr%C3%A9teur
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- lecteur-interprète 1, record 5, French, lecteur%2Dinterpr%C3%A8te
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composant du programme de contrôle du système d'exploitation qui permet de lire les informations du flot des travaux à l'entrée,d'analyser les informations des cartes de contrôle lues précédemment et,avec ces informations,de former des blocs de contrôle. 1, record 5, French, - lecteur%2Dinterpr%C3%A9teur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- lectora/intérprete
1, record 5, Spanish, lectora%2Fint%C3%A9rprete
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- rutina de lectura y selección 2, record 5, Spanish, rutina%20de%20lectura%20y%20selecci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rutina de servicio que lee un flujo de información de entrada, almacena programas y datos en un almacenamiento de acceso al azar para su ulterior procesamiento, identifica la información de control contenida en la corriente de entrada y almacena dicha información de control separadamente en la lista de control apropiada. 3, record 5, Spanish, - lectora%2Fint%C3%A9rprete
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-11-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- terminal symbol
1, record 6, English, terminal%20symbol
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A symbol containing a character or string of characters which actually appear in the input or output. 2, record 6, English, - terminal%20symbol
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Terminal symbols are called terminal because no production rules apply to them; when a derivation generates a string consisting only of terminal symbols, it must terminate. 3, record 6, English, - terminal%20symbol
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- symbole terminal
1, record 6, French, symbole%20terminal
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- símbolo terminal
1, record 6, Spanish, s%C3%ADmbolo%20terminal
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Símbolo de diagramación usado para indicar el punto o puntos de inicio y de final de un procedimiento y el cual se representa con una figura oval. 1, record 6, Spanish, - s%C3%ADmbolo%20terminal
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-07-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Warfare
- Intelligence (Military)
- Encryption and Decryption
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- eight-bit binary string
1, record 7, English, eight%2Dbit%20binary%20string
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every eight-bit plain text input is modality added to an eight-bit block of random ones and zeros from the storage facility, and the resulting eight-bit binary string is transmitted. 1, record 7, English, - eight%2Dbit%20binary%20string
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Guerre électronique
- Renseignement (Militaire)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- suite d'octets binaire
1, record 7, French, suite%20d%27octets%20binaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'émetteur transmet la suite d'octets binaire qui est le résultat de l'addition. 1, record 7, French, - suite%20d%27octets%20binaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-02-20
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- padding message 1, record 8, English, padding%20message
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The SHA-1 [Secure Hash Algorithm] is used to compute a message digest for a message or data file that is provided as input. The message or data file should be considered to be a bit string. The length of the message is the number of bits in the message(the empty message has length 0). If the number of bits in a message is a multiple of 8, for compactness we can represent the message in hex. The purpose of message padding is to make the total length of a padded message a multiple of 512. The SHA-1 sequentially processes blocks of 512 bits when computing the message digest. 2, record 8, English, - padding%20message
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Padding. In cryptography, the additional characters added to a plaintext message, to ensure that its length is an integral number of blocks for encryption by a block cipher. 3, record 8, English, - padding%20message
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- message de remplissage
1, record 8, French, message%20de%20remplissage
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-08-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- input line
1, record 9, English, input%20line
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a string of characters accepted by the system as a single block of input from a terminal; for example, all characters entered before a carriage return or all characters entered before the terminal user hits the attention key. 1, record 9, English, - input%20line
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- ligne
1, record 9, French, ligne
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
groupe de caractères suivi d'un retour chariot et transmis à l'ordinateur. 1, record 9, French, - ligne
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1995-05-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- input string
1, record 10, English, input%20string
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To achieve unambiguous analysis for the input string, the parser employs a case system and a set of semantic primitives, necessary for executing semantic matches, carried out mainly between adjectives and nouns, between main verbs and relating noun phrases or verbs.... 2, record 10, English, - input%20string
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In a syntactic parser, tests of the input string are based on grammatical categories such as NOUN or VERB. 3, record 10, English, - input%20string
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- chaîne d'entrée
1, record 10, French, cha%C3%AEne%20d%27entr%C3%A9e
correct, 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 1995-02-21
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Warfare
- Intelligence (Military)
- Encryption and Decryption
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- modality added
1, record 11, English, modality%20added
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every eight-bit plain text input is modality added to an eight-bit block of random ones and zeros from the storage facility, and the resulting eight-bit binary string is transmitted. 1, record 11, English, - modality%20added
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Guerre électronique
- Renseignement (Militaire)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- additionné en base deux
1, record 11, French, additionn%C3%A9%20en%20base%20deux
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le texte clair découpé en octets (huit bits binaires) est additionné en base deux à une suite d'octets aléatoires composés de 0 et de 1 qui sont contenus dans le bloc-mémoire. 1, record 11, French, - additionn%C3%A9%20en%20base%20deux
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1990-10-05
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- input class 1, record 12, English, input%20class
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The characterization of the functionality of a logical input device. There are six classes of logical input devices : locator, stroke, valuator, choice, pick, and string. 1, record 12, English, - input%20class
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- classe d'organes d'entrée
1, record 12, French, classe%20d%27organes%20d%27entr%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1989-01-20
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- cascaded augmented transition network
1, record 13, English, cascaded%20augmented%20transition%20network
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extension of augmented transition network parsing to use a sequence of ordinary ATNs that include among the actions on their arcs a special operation to transmit an element to the next augmented transition network(ATN) machine in the sequence, with the first machine in the cascade taking its input from the input string. 1, record 13, English, - cascaded%20augmented%20transition%20network
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- réseau de transition augmenté en cascade
1, record 13, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20transition%20augment%C3%A9%20en%20cascade
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1986-08-15
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- surface grammar
1, record 14, English, surface%20grammar
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A means of obtaining a sentence surface structure from the given input string. 2, record 14, English, - surface%20grammar
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- grammaire de surface
1, record 14, French, grammaire%20de%20surface
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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