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NUMERIC CHARACTER SUBSET [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
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.]

OBS

numeric character subset: term standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
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.]

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).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Subconjunto de caracteres que contiene los dígitos y puede contener caracteres de control, caracteres especiales y el carácter espacio, pero no las letras.

Key term(s)
  • subjuego de caracteres numéricos
  • conjunto parcial de caracteres numéricos
  • juego parcial de caracteres numéricos
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