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DECISION INSTRUCTION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

An instruction belonging to the class of instructions comprising branch instructions and conditional jump instructions. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

discrimination instruction; decision instruction: terms standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Instruction de branchement ou instruction de saut conditionnel. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

instruction de décision: terme normalisé par l’ISO et l'AFNOR et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Instrucción que efectúa la selección de una rama de un programa; por ejemplo, una instrucción de salto condicional.

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