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INFORMATION BIT [6 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-07-24
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
- information bit
1, record 1, English, information%20bit
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bit used for the representation of user data, rather than for control purposes 1, record 1, English, - information%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
information bit: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008]. 2, record 1, English, - information%20bit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2014-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- information bit
1, record 2, English, information%20bit
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bit used for the representation of user data, rather than for control purposes 1, record 2, English, - information%20bit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
information bit: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995]. 2, record 2, English, - information%20bit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bit d'information
1, record 2, French, bit%20d%27information
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bit utilisé pour représenter les données des utilisateurs par opposition aux informations de service 1, record 2, French, - bit%20d%27information
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bit d'information : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995]. 2, record 2, French, - bit%20d%27information
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-06-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Theory
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- information bit
1, record 3, English, information%20bit
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- data bit 2, record 3, English, data%20bit
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bit generated by a data source for delivery to a data sink, and not used for control purposes by the data transmission system. 3, record 3, English, - information%20bit
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
information bit: term standardized by ISO and CSA. 4, record 3, English, - information%20bit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théorie de l'information
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bit d'information
1, record 3, French, bit%20d%27information
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bit utile 2, record 3, French, bit%20utile
correct, masculine noun
- bit significatif 3, record 3, French, bit%20significatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bit provenant d'une source de données et destiné à un collecteur de données, et que le système de transmission des données n'utilise pas à des fins de contrôle. 4, record 3, French, - bit%20d%27information
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bit d'information : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 5, record 3, French, - bit%20d%27information
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teoría de la información
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- bit de información
1, record 3, Spanish, bit%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- bit de datos 2, record 3, Spanish, bit%20de%20datos
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Señal transmitida en códigos. 3, record 3, Spanish, - bit%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los bits de información son caracteres o dígitos que integran los datos que pueden ser procesados para dar información más tarde; en este término no se incluyen aquellos dígitos que pueda requerir el equipo físico o la programática con propósitos de control. 3, record 3, Spanish, - bit%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 1984-11-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- 7 bit coded character sets for information processing interchange
1, record 4, English, 7%20bit%20coded%20character%20sets%20for%20information%20processing%20interchange
standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(ISO-646-1973). 2, record 4, English, - 7%20bit%20coded%20character%20sets%20for%20information%20processing%20interchange
Record 4, Key term(s)
- seven bit coded character sets for information processing interchange
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères codés à 7 éléments pour l'échange d'information entre matériels de traitement de l'information 1, record 4, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%207%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20pour%20l%27%C3%A9change%20d%27information%20entre%20mat%C3%A9riels%20de%20traitement%20de%20l%27information
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Sources (Journalism)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bit of information 1, record 5, English, bit%20of%20information
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sources d'information (Journalisme)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- segment d'information
1, record 5, French, segment%20d%27information
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Communication and Information Management
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- every bit of information and publicity will be helpful 1, record 6, English, every%20bit%20of%20information%20and%20publicity%20will%20be%20helpful
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- chaque brin d'information et de publicité aura son utilité 1, record 6, French, chaque%20brin%20d%27information%20et%20de%20publicit%C3%A9%20aura%20son%20utilit%C3%A9
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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