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05.02.01 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-19
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
- literal
1, record 1, English, literal
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
lexical token that, from a syntactic point of view, stands for itself 1, record 1, English, - literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: The names JAN, FEB, MAR ... in the following definition of a data type are literals. Month_Type is (JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC); Month : Month_Type; ..... Month := APR; 1, record 1, English, - literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
literal: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - literal
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
- libellé
1, record 1, French, libell%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- littéral 1, record 1, French, litt%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
unité lexicale qui d'un point de vue syntaxique se suffit à elle-même 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : JAN, FEV, MAR ... sont des libellés dans la définition suivante des types de données. Type_de_mois est (JAN, FEV, MAR, AVR, MAI, JUIN, JUIL, AOUT, SEPT, OCT, NOV, DEC); Mois : type_de_mois; ..... Mois : = AVR; 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
libellé; littéral : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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