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28.03.29 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backtracking
1, record 1, English, backtracking
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
search procedure in which the choice that leads to an unacceptable result causes the search to return to an earlier state to make another choice 1, record 1, English, - backtracking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The earlier state cannot always be successfully recreated since some of the already executed instructions may have irreversible side effects. 1, record 1, English, - backtracking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
backtracking: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995]. 2, record 1, English, - backtracking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- retour arrière
1, record 1, French, retour%20arri%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
opération de recherche qui consiste, lorsqu'un choix conduit à un résultat inacceptable, à revenir à un état antérieur pour faire un autre choix 1, record 1, French, - retour%20arri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'état antérieur ne peut pas toujours être reconstitué entièrement puisque certaines instructions déjà exécutées peuvent avoir des effets secondaires irréversibles. 1, record 1, French, - retour%20arri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
retour arrière : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995]. 2, record 1, French, - retour%20arri%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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