TERMIUM Plus®
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TWO BIT BYTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- doublet
1, record 1, English, doublet
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- two-bit byte 2, record 1, English, two%2Dbit%20byte
correct, standardized, officially approved
- 2-bit byte 3, record 1, English, 2%2Dbit%20byte
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A byte composed of two binary characters. 4, record 1, English, - doublet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
two-bit byte; doublet : terms and definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP Standards Committee(GESC). 5, record 1, English, - doublet
Record 1, Key term(s)
- 2 bit byte
- two bit byte
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doublet
1, record 1, French, doublet
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doublet : terme normalisé par l'ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 2, record 1, French, - doublet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- doblete
1, record 1, Spanish, doblete
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- byte de dos bits 1, record 1, Spanish, byte%20de%20dos%20bits
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- half-carry
1, record 2, English, half%2Dcarry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The carry from bit 3 into bit 4 needed for adding packed binary coded decimal numbers correctly, where two binary coded decimal digits reside in one 8-bit byte. 2, record 2, English, - half%2Dcarry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- demi-report
1, record 2, French, demi%2Dreport
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- semiacarreo
1, record 2, Spanish, semiacarreo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- acarreo intermedio 1, record 2, Spanish, acarreo%20intermedio
correct, masculine noun
- semiarrastre 1, record 2, Spanish, semiarrastre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acarreo procedente del bit 4 y necesario para sumar números de 8 bits en formato de decimal codificado en binario (BCD). El código de BCD son 4 bits. 1, record 2, Spanish, - semiacarreo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-01-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- zero flag
1, record 3, English, zero%20flag
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bit in the CPU status byte that is set to 1 to indicate that the register currently contains all zeros or that two compared values are equal, and reset to zero to show the opposite. 2, record 3, English, - zero%20flag
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bascule 0-1
1, record 3, French, bascule%200%2D1
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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