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Record 1 - external organization data 2019-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accepted file type
1, record 1, English, accepted%20file%20type
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Accepted file types are. zip,. txt, and. pdf. 1, record 1, English, - accepted%20file%20type
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- type de fichier accepté
1, record 1, French, type%20de%20fichier%20accept%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Types de fichiers acceptés: .zip, .txt et .pdf. 1, record 1, French, - type%20de%20fichier%20accept%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- decompress
1, record 2, English, decompress
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unzip 1, record 2, English, unzip
correct, see observation
- uncompress 2, record 2, English, uncompress
- decrunch 3, record 2, English, decrunch
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To restore compressed data back to its original size. 4, record 2, English, - decompress
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unzip : Pk software is a PC shareware compression program from PKWARE Inc. PKZIP compresses files into a ZIP file and PKUNZIP decompresses them. 4, record 2, English, - decompress
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décompresser
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9compresser
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- décomprimer 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9comprimer
correct
- dézipper 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9zipper
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procéder à l'opération inverse de la compression qui consiste à recopier des données sous une forme plus compacte mais non directement utilisable. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9compresser
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est évident qu'une fois compressé, le texte est méconnaissable. Pour le réutiliser, il faut le «décompresser» avec le fichier USQ.COM qui restitue avec fidélité le fichier d'origine. 4, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9compresser
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- descomprimir
1, record 2, Spanish, descomprimir
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Restaurar unos datos comprimidos a su tamaño original que, por lo tanto, vuelven a ocupar el espacio que tenían. 1, record 2, Spanish, - descomprimir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
descomprimir: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 2, Spanish, - descomprimir
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- zip file 1, record 3, English, zip%20file
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fichier auto-décompactable
1, record 3, French, fichier%20auto%2Dd%C3%A9compactable
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fichier auto-décompressable 1, record 3, French, fichier%20auto%2Dd%C3%A9compressable
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-03-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- automatic file select
1, record 4, English, automatic%20file%20select
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- auto file select 2, record 4, English, auto%20file%20select
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A feature of a system that automatically selects records from a file based on the specific information in one field; e. g., to select all records showing a zip code of 20740. 1, record 4, English, - automatic%20file%20select
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fonction de sélection
1, record 4, French, fonction%20de%20s%C3%A9lection
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sélection automatique de fichier 2, record 4, French, s%C3%A9lection%20automatique%20de%20fichier
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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