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NUMERIC CHARACTER [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Information Technology (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- numeric character set
1, record 1, English, numeric%20character%20set
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A character set that contains digits and may contain special characters, but usually not letters. 2, record 1, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric character set: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission. 3, record 1, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères numérique
1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jeu numérique 2, record 1, French, jeu%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu de caractères qui comprend des chiffres et qui peut comprendre des caractères spéciaux, mais généralement aucune lettre. 3, record 1, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de caractères numérique : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 4, record 1, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
- Tecnología de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conjunto de caracteres numéricos
1, record 1, Spanish, conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- juego de caracteres numéricos 2, record 1, Spanish, juego%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de caracteres que contiene los dígitos, y puede contener caracteres de control y caracteres especiales pero no las letras. 3, record 1, Spanish, - conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- digit
1, record 2, English, digit
correct, noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- numeric character 1, record 2, English, numeric%20character
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A character that represents a nonnegative integer. 2, record 2, English, - digit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
digit; numeric character: terms standardized by CSA [Canadian Standards Association] and reproduced with its permission and by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]. 3, record 2, English, - digit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chiffre
1, record 2, French, chiffre
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- caractère numérique 2, record 2, French, caract%C3%A8re%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère représentant à lui seul un nombre entier positif ou nul. 3, record 2, French, - chiffre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chacun des caractères de 0 à F en numération hexadécimale. 4, record 2, French, - chiffre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chiffre : terme normalisé par la CSA [Association canadienne de normalisation] et reproduit avec son autorisation et par l'ISO/CEI [Commision électrotechnique internationale]. 5, record 2, French, - chiffre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dígito
1, record 2, Spanish, d%C3%ADgito
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- carácter numérico 1, record 2, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20num%C3%A9rico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carácter que representa un entero no negativo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - d%C3%ADgito
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Uno de los caracteres entre 0, 1, …, F en el sistema de numeración hexadecimal. 1, record 2, Spanish, - d%C3%ADgito
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- numeric character subset
1, record 3, English, numeric%20character%20subset
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A character subset that contains digits and may contain control characters, special characters and the space character, but no letters. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.] 2, record 3, English, - numeric%20character%20subset
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric character subset: term standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 3, record 3, English, - numeric%20character%20subset
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- jeu partiel de caractères numérique
1, record 3, French, jeu%20partiel%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu partiel de caractères qui comprend des chiffres et qui peut comprendre des caractères de commande, des caractères spéciaux et le caractère espace, mais aucune lettre. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.] 2, record 3, French, - jeu%20partiel%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu partiel de caractères numérique : terme normalisé par l’ISO et l'AFNOR et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 3, French, - jeu%20partiel%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- subconjunto de caracteres numéricos
1, record 3, Spanish, subconjunto%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- subconjunto parcial de caracteres numéricos 2, record 3, Spanish, subconjunto%20parcial%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
masculine noun
- subjuego parcial de caracteres numéricos 2, record 3, Spanish, subjuego%20parcial%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Subconjunto de caracteres que contiene los dígitos y puede contener caracteres de control, caracteres especiales y el carácter espacio, pero no las letras. 1, record 3, Spanish, - subconjunto%20de%20caracteres%20num%C3%A9ricos
Record 3, Key term(s)
- subjuego de caracteres numéricos
- conjunto parcial de caracteres numéricos
- juego parcial de caracteres numéricos
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- numeric coded character set
1, record 4, English, numeric%20coded%20character%20set
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coded character set whose character set is a numeric character set. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.] 2, record 4, English, - numeric%20coded%20character%20set
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric coded character set: term standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 3, record 4, English, - numeric%20coded%20character%20set
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères codés numérique
1, record 4, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu de caractères codés à base numérique. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.] 2, record 4, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de caractères codés numérique : terme normalisé par l’ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 4, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- conjunto de caracteres codificados numéricamente
1, record 4, Spanish, conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- juego de caracteres codificados numéricamente 2, record 4, Spanish, juego%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de caracteres codificados, cuyo conjunto de caracteres, es un conjunto de caracteres numéricos. 3, record 4, Spanish, - conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20num%C3%A9ricamente
Record 5 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- numeric character set
1, record 5, English, numeric%20character%20set
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
character set that contains digits and may contain special characters, but usually not letters 1, record 5, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric character set: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 5, English, - numeric%20character%20set
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères numérique
1, record 5, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
jeu de caractères qui comprend des chiffres et qui peut comprendre des caractères spéciaux, mais généralement aucune lettre 1, record 5, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de caractères numérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 5, French, - jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- digit
1, record 6, English, digit
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- numeric character 1, record 6, English, numeric%20character
correct, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
character that represents a natural number 1, record 6, English, - digit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples: One of the characters 0 through 9 in the decimal system; these digits plus the characters A through F used in the hexadecimal system. 1, record 6, English, - digit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The mathematical term "natural number" denotes all non-negative integers. 1, record 6, English, - digit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
This is a modified version of the definition in ISO/IEC 2382-01. 1, record 6, English, - digit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 OBS
digit; numeric character: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 6, English, - digit
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- chiffre
1, record 6, French, chiffre
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- caractère numérique 1, record 6, French, caract%C3%A8re%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
caractère représentant à lui seul un entier naturel 1, record 6, French, - chiffre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : Chacun des caractères de 0 à 9 en numération décimale; chacun des caractères 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F en numération hexadécimale. 1, record 6, French, - chiffre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme mathématique «entier naturel» désigne tous les entiers non négatifs. 1, record 6, French, - chiffre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ceci est une version modifiée de la définition de l'ISO/CEI 2382-01. 1, record 6, French, - chiffre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 OBS
chiffre; caractère numérique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 6, French, - chiffre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- digit
1, record 7, English, digit
correct, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- numeric character 1, record 7, English, numeric%20character
correct, standardized
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
character that represents a nonnegative integer 1, record 7, English, - digit
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: One of the characters 0, 1, ..., F in the hexadecimal numeration system. 1, record 7, English, - digit
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
digit; numeric character: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993]. 2, record 7, English, - digit
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- chiffre
1, record 7, French, chiffre
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
caractère représentant à lui seul un nombre entier positif ou nul 1, record 7, French, - chiffre
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : Chacun des caractères 0, 1, ..., F en numération hexadécimale. 1, record 7, French, - chiffre
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chiffre : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993]. 2, record 7, French, - chiffre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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