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04.04.06 (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
- device control character
1, record 1, English, device%20control%20character
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
control character used to specify a control function for peripheral equipment associated with a data processing system 1, record 1, English, - device%20control%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Device control characters are described in ISO/IEC 10646-1 and ISO 6429. 1, record 1, English, - device%20control%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
device control character: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - device%20control%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 de commande d'appareil
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20de%20commande%20d%27appareil
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caractère de service 1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20de%20service
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
caractère de commande employé pour spécifier une fonction de commande pour des périphériques associés à un système informatique 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20commande%20d%27appareil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les caractères de commande d'appareil sont décrits dans les normes ISO/CEI 10646-1 et ISO 6429. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20commande%20d%27appareil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caractère de commande d'appareil; caractère de service : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20commande%20d%27appareil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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