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UTILITY SOFTWARE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

utility software: an item in the "Data Processing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

logiciel utilitaire : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de traitement des données» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

Computer programs or routines designed to perform some general support function required by other application software, by the operating system, or by system users.

OBS

utility software : STD-IEEE (term and definition)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
DEF

Programmes ou sous-programmes machine conçus pour exécuter les fonctions de soutien général requises par un autre logiciel d'application, par le système d'exploitation ou par les utilisateurs du système.

Spanish

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