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Record 1 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A syntax that permits variable-length data to be encoded for transmission in such a way that the device processing the data sequentially can translate a sequence of fields into its component fields without having to examine every byte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Síntaxis que permite que los datos de longitud variable se codifiquen para su transmisión, en tal forma, que el dispositivo que está procesando los datos secuencialmente, puede traducir una secuencia de campos en sus campos integrantes sin tener que examinar cada uno de sus bytes.

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