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RETRIEVAL LANGUAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- information retrieval language
1, record 1, English, information%20retrieval%20language
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- retrieval language 1, record 1, English, retrieval%20language
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Artificial language used by documentation systems for the purpose of retrieval. 1, record 1, English, - information%20retrieval%20language
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langage de recherche documentaire 1, record 1, French, langage%20de%20recherche%20documentaire
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Library Science (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Storage and Information Retrieval System-Data Language/1 1, record 2, English, Storage%20and%20Information%20Retrieval%20System%2DData%20Language%2F1
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- STAIRS-DL/1 1, record 2, English, STAIRS%2DDL%2F1
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Système de recherche documentaire DL/1 1, record 2, French, Syst%C3%A8me%20de%20recherche%20documentaire%20DL%2F1
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- STAIRS-DL/1 1, record 2, French, STAIRS%2DDL%2F1
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-01-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- retrieval and manipulation language 1, record 3, English, retrieval%20and%20manipulation%20language
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CuNSIM 1, record 3, English, - retrieval%20and%20manipulation%20language
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
data manipulation language (DML): One type of DML is a language which the programmer uses to communicate between the application program and the data base. 2, record 3, English, - retrieval%20and%20manipulation%20language
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- langage de commande pour l'extraction et la manipulation 1, record 3, French, langage%20de%20commande%20pour%20l%27extraction%20et%20la%20manipulation
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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