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05.02.07 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-20
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
- character literal
1, record 1, English, character%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
literal that consists of one character 1, record 1, English, - character%20literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Character literals usually are enclosed within delimiters to distinguish them from other lexical tokens. 1, record 1, English, - character%20literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Programming languages usually employ different delimiters for character literals and string literals. 1, record 1, English, - character%20literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A character literal may be a string literal of length one. 1, record 1, English, - character%20literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
character literal: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - character%20literal
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 caractère
1, record 1, French, libell%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- littéral caractère 1, record 1, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20caract%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- libellé alphanumérique 1, record 1, French, libell%C3%A9%20alphanum%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
libellé composé d'un seul caractère 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les libellés caractères sont généralement placés entre des délimiteurs de façon à les différencier des autres unités lexicales. 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les langages de programmation utilisent généralement des délimiteurs différents pour les libellés caractères et les libellés chaînes. 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Un libellé caractère peut être un libellé chaîne de longueur un. 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
libellé caractère; littéral caractère; libellé alphanumérique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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