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NULL STRING [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-27
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
- null string
1, record 1, English, null%20string
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
string that contains no elements 1, record 1, English, - null%20string
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
null string: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - null%20string
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne vide
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20vide
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
chaîne ne contenant aucun élément 1, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20vide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chaîne vide : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20vide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- null string
1, record 2, English, null%20string
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- null character string 2, record 2, English, null%20character%20string
correct
- empty string 3, record 2, English, empty%20string
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A string that contains no element. 4, record 2, English, - null%20string
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
null string: term standardized by ISO and CSA. 5, record 2, English, - null%20string
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chaîne vide
1, record 2, French, cha%C3%AEne%20vide
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chaîne ne contenant aucun élément. 2, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20vide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chaîne vide : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 3, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20vide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- secuencia vacante
1, record 2, Spanish, secuencia%20vacante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- secuencia vacía 2, record 2, Spanish, secuencia%20vac%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
- serie vacante 1, record 2, Spanish, serie%20vacante
correct, feminine noun
- cadena vacía 3, record 2, Spanish, cadena%20vac%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
- cadena de caracteres nulos 1, record 2, Spanish, cadena%20de%20caracteres%20nulos
correct, feminine noun
- serie nula 4, record 2, Spanish, serie%20nula
feminine noun
- serie vacía 2, record 2, Spanish, serie%20vac%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Serie o secuencia sin caracteres. 2, record 2, Spanish, - secuencia%20vacante
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-11-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- null string literal
1, record 3, English, null%20string%20literal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- empty string literal 1, record 3, English, empty%20string%20literal
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- littéral chaîne vide
1, record 3, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20cha%C3%AEne%20vide
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- empty string literal
1, record 4, English, empty%20string%20literal
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- null string literal 1, record 4, English, null%20string%20%20literal
correct
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- littéral chaîne vide
1, record 4, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20cha%C3%AEne%20vide
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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