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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- binary digit rate
1, record 1, English, binary%20digit%20rate
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bit rate 2, record 1, English, bit%20rate
correct, standardized, officially approved
- bitrate 3, record 1, English, bitrate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of binary digits transferred per second. 4, record 1, English, - binary%20digit%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
binary digit rate; bit rate: designations and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 5, record 1, English, - binary%20digit%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bit rate: designation standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission and officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee (CUTEL). 5, record 1, English, - binary%20digit%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
audio bit rate, video bit rate 6, record 1, English, - binary%20digit%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- débit binaire
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9bit%20binaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre d'éléments binaires transmis par seconde. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9bit%20binaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
débit binaire : désignation et définition normalisées par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI); désignation normalisée par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale et uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9bit%20binaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
débit binaire audio, débit binaire vidéo 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9bit%20binaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad binaria
1, record 1, Spanish, velocidad%20binaria
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- velocidad de bit 2, record 1, Spanish, velocidad%20de%20bit
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- velocidad de bits 3, record 1, Spanish, velocidad%20de%20bits
correct, feminine noun
- velocidad de transmisión de bit 4, record 1, Spanish, velocidad%20de%20transmisi%C3%B3n%20de%20bit
correct, feminine noun
- velocidad de transferencia de bits 5, record 1, Spanish, velocidad%20de%20transferencia%20de%20bits
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número de dígitos binarios (bits) que pasan por un punto dado en el sistema de transmisión por unidad de tiempo. 4, record 1, Spanish, - velocidad%20binaria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
velocidad binaria; velocidad de bit: designaciones normalizadas por la Comisión Electrotécnica Internacional (CEI). 6, record 1, Spanish, - velocidad%20binaria
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