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4-DIGIT YEAR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- four-digit format
1, record 1, English, four%2Ddigit%20format
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- four digit format 2, record 1, English, four%20digit%20format
correct
- 4-digit format 1, record 1, English, 4%2Ddigit%20format
correct
- four-digit year format 3, record 1, English, four%2Ddigit%20year%20format
- four-digit date 3, record 1, English, four%2Ddigit%20date
- four-digit year 3, record 1, English, four%2Ddigit%20year
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A format that provides a year date as four digits: the two high-order digits represent the century and the two low-order digits represent the year within the century. 2, record 1, English, - four%2Ddigit%20format
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term related to Year 2000 compliance. 4, record 1, English, - four%2Ddigit%20format
Record 1, Key term(s)
- 4-digit date
- 4-digit year
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- format à quatre chiffres
1, record 1, French, format%20%C3%A0%20quatre%20chiffres
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- format à 4 chiffres 2, record 1, French, format%20%C3%A0%204%20chiffres
masculine noun
- format de date à quatre chiffres 2, record 1, French, format%20de%20date%20%C3%A0%20quatre%20chiffres
masculine noun
- format de date à 4 chiffres 2, record 1, French, format%20de%20date%20%C3%A0%204%20chiffres
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un format qui fournit la date de l'année au moyen de quatre chiffres : les deux chiffres les plus hauts représentent le siècle et les deux chiffres à poids faible représentent l'année du siècle. 3, record 1, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20quatre%20chiffres
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme relatif au passage de l'an 2000. 4, record 1, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20quatre%20chiffres
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- expansion technique
1, record 2, English, expansion%20technique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- date fix 2, record 2, English, date%20fix
correct
- conversion to 4-digit year 2, record 2, English, conversion%20to%204%2Ddigit%20year
correct
- conversion to full 4-digit-year format 3, record 2, English, conversion%20to%20full%204%2Ddigit%2Dyear%20%20format
correct
- date-field expansion 2, record 2, English, date%2Dfield%20expansion
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Renovation technique by which a two-digit year format is expanded to include the century either by a four-digit or by code which represents the century. 4, record 2, English, - expansion%20technique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Related to Year 2000 compliance. 5, record 2, English, - expansion%20technique
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- technique d'expansion
1, record 2, French, technique%20d%27expansion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- expansion de date 2, record 2, French, expansion%20de%20date
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rénovation technique au moyen de laquelle un format d'année à deux chiffres est agrandi afin d'inclure le siècle, soit par un format à quatre chiffres soit par un code qui représente le siècle. 3, record 2, French, - technique%20d%27expansion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Relatif au passage de l'an 2000. 4, record 2, French, - technique%20d%27expansion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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