TERMIUM Plus®
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04.03.12 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special character
1, record 1, English, special%20character
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
graphic character that is neither a letter, digit nor blank, and usually not an ideogram 1, record 1, English, - special%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples: A punctuation mark, a percent sign, a mathematical symbol. 1, record 1, English, - special%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
special character: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - special%20character
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère spécial
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20sp%C3%A9cial
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
caractère graphique autre qu'une lettre, un chiffre, un blanc et généralement autre qu'un idéogramme 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemples : Un signe de ponctuation, un signe de pourcentage, un symbole mathématique. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caractère spécial : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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