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4TH GENERATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fourth-generation robot
1, record 1, English, fourth%2Dgeneration%20robot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- 4th-generation robot 2, record 1, English, 4th%2Dgeneration%20%20robot
correct
- generation 4 robot 3, record 1, English, generation%204%20robot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By the middle of the 21st century, fourth-generation robots may exist with humanlike mental power able to abstract and generalize. Researchers hope that such machines will result from melding powerful reasoning programs to third-generation machines. Properly educated, fourth-generation robots are likely to become intellectually formidable. 1, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20robot
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fourth generation robot
- generation four robot
- 4th generation robot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- robot de quatrième génération
1, record 1, French, robot%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- robot de 4e génération
- robot de 4ème génération
- robot de 4ième génération
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- robot de cuarta generación
1, record 1, Spanish, robot%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los robots de cuarta generación se caracterizan por utilizar sensores mucho más desarrollados, lo cual [...] les permite controlar procesos y captar información sobre su entorno en tiempo real, contando con mejores habilidades y procesos de conducta [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - robot%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fourth generation
1, record 2, English, fourth%20generation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- 4G 1, record 2, English, 4G
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In telecommunications, 4G is the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. It is a successor to the 3G [third generation] and 2G [second generation] families of standards. 1, record 2, English, - fourth%20generation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- 4th generation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- quatrième génération
1, record 2, French, quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- 4G 2, record 2, French, 4G
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En télécommunications, 4G est la 4e génération de standards pour la téléphonie mobile. Elle est le successeur de la 3G [troisième génération] et de la 2G [deuxième génération]. 3, record 2, French, - quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Key term(s)
- 4e génération
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-03-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fourth generation warfare
1, record 3, English, fourth%20generation%20warfare
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- 4GW 2, record 3, English, 4GW
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fourth generation war 2, record 3, English, fourth%20generation%20war
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fourth generation warfare (4GW) is a concept in American military doctrine ... used to describe warfare's return to a decentralized form. In terms of generational modern warfare, the fourth generation signifies the nation states' loss of their monopoly on combat forces, returning in a sense to the uncontrolled combat of pre-modern times. The simplest definition includes any war in which one of the major participants is not a state but rather a violent ideological network. Fourth generation wars are characterized by a blurring of the lines between war and politics, soldier and civilian, peace and conflict, battlefield and safety. ... Fourth generation warfare is defined as conflicts which involve the following elements: high technology, terrorism, a non-national or transnational base, a direct attack on the enemy's culture, highly sophisticated psychological warfare, especially through manipulation of the media. 2, record 3, English, - fourth%20generation%20warfare
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fourth generation warfare involves operations against non-state combatants or remnants of armies in a battle space where there are no definable battlefields or front lines, where deadly threats emerge suddenly and disappear just as quickly and where combatants mingle freely with non-combatants. The division between combatant, criminal opportunist and civilian is often blurred. 3, record 3, English, - fourth%20generation%20warfare
Record 3, Key term(s)
- 4th generation warfare
- fourth-generation warfare
- fourth-generation war
- 4th generation war
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- guerre de quatrième génération
1, record 3, French, guerre%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- G4G 2, record 3, French, G4G
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La guerre de quatrième génération se caractérise par des opérations contre des combattants non étatiques ou des restes d'armées, et ce, dans un espace de combat où les champs de bataille et les lignes de front sont impossibles à définir, où les menaces meurtrières apparaissent soudainement, et disparaissent tout aussi rapidement, et où les combattants se mêlent librement aux non-combattants. La distinction entre combattants, criminels opportunistes et civils est souvent imprécise. 3, record 3, French, - guerre%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-08-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fourth-generation language
1, record 4, English, fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- fourth generation language 2, record 4, English, fourth%20generation%20language
correct
- FGL 3, record 4, English, FGL
correct
- FGL 3, record 4, English, FGL
- 4th generation language 4, record 4, English, 4th%20generation%20%20language
- 4GL 5, record 4, English, 4GL
correct, standardized
- 4th GL 4, record 4, English, 4th%20GL
correct
- 4GL 5, record 4, English, 4GL
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-level language that allows a user, not necessarily a programmer, to write statements in near-natural language, that has a ratio of machine instructions to simple statements much higher than that of a third-generation language, and that elevates the level of abstraction at which the user may work beyond that of previous generations of programming languages. 6, record 4, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A very high level nonprocedural language that gives the end user the opportunity to access and process information more easily. 7, record 4, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dBASE is a fourth-generation language. 6, record 4, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fourth-generation language (4GL): Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC. 8, record 4, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- langage de quatrième génération
1, record 4, French, langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- L4G 2, record 4, French, L4G
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- langage de programmation de quatrième génération 2, record 4, French, langage%20de%20programmation%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage de haut niveau qui permet à un utilisateur, non nécessairement programmeur, d'écrire des instructions dans un langage presque naturel, disposant d'un coefficient d'instructions machines pour chacune de ses instructions simples bien supérieur à celui d'un langage de troisième génération et qui élève le niveau d'abstraction auquel l'utilisateur peut travailler, bien au-delà des générations précédentes de langages de programmation. 3, record 4, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Langage non procédural de très haut niveau fait pour s'approcher le plus possible du langage de l'utilisateur. 4, record 4, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dBASE est un langage de quatrième génération. 3, record 4, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langage de quatrième génération : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI. 5, record 4, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje de cuarta generación
1, record 4, Spanish, lenguaje%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lenguaje fácil de comprender que no es de procedimientos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
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