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TEXT BLOCK COMMENT FIELD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- text area
1, record 1, English, text%20area
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- text block 2, record 1, English, text%20block
correct
- comment field 2, record 1, English, comment%20field
correct
- scrolling text box 2, record 1, English, scrolling%20text%20box
correct
- text block comment field 3, record 1, English, text%20block%20comment%20field
correct
- type area 4, record 1, English, type%20area
correct, standardized
- text box 3, record 1, English, text%20box
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area of a single page or screen in which text or other graphic elements usually appear. 5, record 1, English, - text%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
text area; type area: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 6, record 1, English, - text%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
text box: terminology of window elements, menus, dialog boxes, message boxes other GUI screen elements, keys, user actions, and applications for Microsoft Windows. 3, record 1, English, - text%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone texte
1, record 1, French, zone%20texte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone de texte 2, record 1, French, zone%20de%20texte
correct, feminine noun
- zone de texte déroulant 3, record 1, French, zone%20de%20texte%20d%C3%A9roulant
correct, feminine noun
- champ de texte multilingue 3, record 1, French, champ%20de%20texte%20multilingue
correct, masculine noun
- case de saisie multiple 3, record 1, French, case%20de%20saisie%20multiple
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sur une page ou un écran, zone où figurent généralement le texte et les autres éléments graphiques. 4, record 1, French, - zone%20texte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone texte : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 5, record 1, French, - zone%20texte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- área de texto
1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1rea%20de%20texto
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuadro de texto 2, record 1, Spanish, cuadro%20de%20texto
correct, masculine noun
- caja de texto 3, record 1, Spanish, caja%20de%20texto
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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