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Record 1 2022-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Perhaps the most straightforward classifier in the arsenal of machine learning techniques is the nearest neighbour classifier—classification is achieved by identifying the nearest neighbours to a query example and using those neighbours to determine the class of the query.

Key term(s)
  • k-nearest-neighbor classifier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Le classificateur des plus proches voisins est non paramétrique. Ce classificateur calcule la distance à partir de l'élément à classer, vers tous les éléments de la base de données d'entrainement. L'élément sera associé à la même classe que l'élément de la base de données d'entrainement le plus rapproché […]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia artificial
CONT

El algoritmo básico para el clasificador de vecindad más próxima es el que selecciona la clase o caso basándose en la proximidad de una muestra "fingerprint" al centro de masa de esa concreta localización "fingerprint".

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.01.75 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

request to extract data directly or to derive them from a database, based on specified conditions

OBS

A request to a reservation system for availability of a seat on a specific flight is an example of a query.

OBS

query: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

For example, in the case of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's on-line status query service(E-CASQ) the Privacy Commissioner recommended that clients wishing to benefit from the service should be advised of the risks of using shared computers and of the tools that individuals can use to minimize their exposure to privacy invasion.

Key term(s)
  • online status query service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A programming method and language developed and marketed by IBM.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Langage et méthode de programmation employés par IBM.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
CONT

JOIN is an example of a relational operation. Many query languages employ relational operations and sometimes employ a relational data base.

OBS

JOIN, as used here, is a relational algebra term of old standing in common use in data-base circles. It has no relationship to the HOS control structure "JOIN". These terms have entirely different meanings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
OBS

cf. "base de données relationnelle" et "opérateur relationnel".

Spanish

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