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TOKENISATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Digital Currency
- Electronic Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tokenization
1, record 1, English, tokenization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the process of converting an asset or the ownership rights of an asset to a unique unit called token. 2, record 1, English, - tokenization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tokens are commonly referred to when discussing blockchain technology, where they are used to indicate the ownership of a valuable asset. 2, record 1, English, - tokenization
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tokenisation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Monnaie électronique
- Commerce électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jetonisation
1, record 1, French, jetonisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tokenisation 2, record 1, French, tokenisation
avoid, anglicism, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus à travers lequel un actif et ses droits associés sont divisés en fractions, représentées sous la forme numérique d'un jeton, afin d'en assurer le suivi et d'en permettre les échanges […] 3, record 1, French, - jetonisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-11-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tokenization
1, record 2, English, tokenization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- data tokenization 2, record 2, English, data%20tokenization
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To mitigate threats to data privacy, organizations are increasingly relying on data tokenization, a process that involves swapping out sensitive data, such as a customer's social security or bank account number, with a randomly generated data string called a token. 2, record 2, English, - tokenization
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tokenisation
- data tokenisation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- segmentation en unités
1, record 2, French, segmentation%20en%20unit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-04-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Processing of Language Data
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
- Applications of Automation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tokenization
1, record 3, English, tokenization
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tokenisation 2, record 3, English, tokenisation
correct
- word segmentation 2, record 3, English, word%20segmentation
correct, see observation
- segmentation 1, record 3, English, segmentation
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The dividing of text into lexical units using a computer program. 3, record 3, English, - tokenization
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexical units are usually words, but may also be numbers or special characters. 3, record 3, English, - tokenization
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
word segmentation; segmentation: These designations are mostly used when referring to the tokenization of texts in written languages that have no visible word boundaries in their writing system. 3, record 3, English, - tokenization
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Informatisation des données linguistiques
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
- Automatisation et applications
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- segmentation en unités lexicales
1, record 3, French, segmentation%20en%20unit%C3%A9s%20lexicales
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une unité lexicale peut être un mot, un chiffre ou un caractère spécial. 2, record 3, French, - segmentation%20en%20unit%C3%A9s%20lexicales
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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