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PROBLEM SPECIFICATION LANGUAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- problem language
1, record 1, English, problem%20language
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- problem-defining language 2, record 1, English, problem%2Ddefining%20language
correct
- problem specification language 2, record 1, English, problem%20specification%20language
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A programming language that literally defines a problem and may specifically define the input and output, but does not define the method of transforming one to the other. 2, record 1, English, - problem%20language
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langage de définition de problème
1, record 1, French, langage%20de%20d%C3%A9finition%20de%20probl%C3%A8me
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage définissant une logique sous forme d'organigrammes et de schémas logiques de façon à expliquer et à présenter clairement un problème à un programmeur. 1, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20d%C3%A9finition%20de%20probl%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje de problemas
1, record 1, Spanish, lenguaje%20de%20problemas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lenguaje usado por el programador para expresar la definición de un problema. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20problemas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El programador escribe un programa fuente en un lenguaje de problemas; luego dicho lenguaje fuente es traducido a un programa objeto (lenguaje de máquina) por un programa compilador. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20problemas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los lenguajes de problemas están estrechamente relacionados a la clase de problema planteado; por ejemplo, enunciados algebraicos de problemas matemáticos (ALGOL, FORTRAN) y enunciados narrativos, en idioma inglés, para problemas comerciales (COBOL). 2, record 1, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20problemas
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