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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

A combination of bits or other representations that is not valid according to some criteria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
CONT

Il y a dans les instructions et dans les données qui sont traitées par les instructions des configurations interdites (par exemple, lorsqu'un chiffre décimal est codifié au moyen de quatre chiffres binaires, il y a, parmi les 16 combinaisons possibles, 6 combinaisons qui ne sont jamais utilisées et peuvent, par conséquent, être considérées comme interdites).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
DEF

Conjunto de caracteres de código, o grupo de símbolos individuales, que parecen ser los elementos apropiados pero que, en realidad, no son miembros verdaderos del alfabeto definido o lenguaje específico.

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