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WHILE-CONSTRUCT [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-02-01
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
- while-construct
1, record 1, English, while%2Dconstruct
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
language construct for iteration control that defines a test to be performed before each iteration step 1, record 1, English, - while%2Dconstruct
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
while-construct: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-15:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - while%2Dconstruct
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
- élément WHILE
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20WHILE
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
élément de langage de commande d'itération, qui définit un test à effectuer avant chaque pas d'itération 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20WHILE
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
élément WHILE : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-15:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20WHILE
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- while-construct
1, record 2, English, while%2Dconstruct
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language construct for iteration control that defines a test to be performed before each iteration step. 1, record 2, English, - while%2Dconstruct
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - while%2Dconstruct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- élément WHILE
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20WHILE
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Construction de contrôle de répétition qui définit un test à effectuer avant chaque répétition. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20WHILE
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20WHILE
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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