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KILLER PROGRAMME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Railroad Maintenance
- Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brush killer programme 1, record 1, English, brush%20killer%20programme
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
- Voies ferrées
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- programme de débroussaillage chimique
1, record 1, French, programme%20de%20d%C3%A9broussaillage%20chimique
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après désherbage chimique. 1, record 1, French, - programme%20de%20d%C3%A9broussaillage%20chimique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- killer program
1, record 2, English, killer%20program
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- killer programme 2, record 2, English, killer%20programme
correct, proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A program that can damage or even destroy the hardware of a computer, for example a program instructing the disk controller to place the read/write head of the disk drive on a nonexisting inner track. 2, record 2, English, - killer%20program
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- programme tueur
1, record 2, French, programme%20tueur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Logiciel capable de détruire un matériel informatique, par exemple, en commandant au contrôleur de disque de se positionner sur une piste intérieure inexistante, ce qui provoque le blocage de la tête de lecture et peut en nécessiter le démontage. 2, record 2, French, - programme%20tueur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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