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BACKGROUND PROCESSING [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2009-11-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Finance
- Software
- Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Background Processing
1, record 1, English, Background%20Processing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Background Processing: term used in Saturn (financial system). 2, record 1, English, - Background%20Processing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Finances
- Logiciels
- Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Traitement en arrière-plan
1, record 1, French, Traitement%20en%20arri%C3%A8re%2Dplan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Traitement en arrière-plan : terme en usage dans Saturne (système financier). 2, record 1, French, - Traitement%20en%20arri%C3%A8re%2Dplan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- background processing
1, record 2, English, background%20processing
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- backgrounding 2, record 2, English, backgrounding
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The automatic execution of lower priority programs when higher priority programs are not using the system resources. 3, record 2, English, - background%20processing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
background processing: term standardized by CSA. 4, record 2, English, - background%20processing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- traitement en arrière-plan
1, record 2, French, traitement%20en%20arri%C3%A8re%2Dplan
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- traitement des programmes non prioritaires 2, record 2, French, traitement%20des%20programmes%20non%20prioritaires
correct, masculine noun
- traitement non prioritaire 3, record 2, French, traitement%20non%20prioritaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- traitement de fond 4, record 2, French, traitement%20de%20fond
correct, masculine noun
- traitement d'arrière-plan 5, record 2, French, traitement%20d%27arri%C3%A8re%2Dplan
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exécution automatique de programmes de moindre priorité lorsque des programmes de plus haute priorité n'utilisent pas les ressources du système. 6, record 2, French, - traitement%20en%20arri%C3%A8re%2Dplan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il n'est pas question dans ce cas de simultanéité, mais bien de priorité. 4, record 2, French, - traitement%20en%20arri%C3%A8re%2Dplan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
traitement en arrière-plan; traitement non prioritaire : termes normalisés par la CSA. 7, record 2, French, - traitement%20en%20arri%C3%A8re%2Dplan
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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