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WP SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

An automated, computerized system incorporating an electronic typewriter, a CRT [cathode ray tube] terminal, a printer, memory, and the like, and that is used to input, store, edit, and output text.

OBS

word processor: term standardized by CSA International.

OBS

text processor: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
  • Éditique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Système composé d'un clavier, d'un écran, d'une imprimante, d'une mémoire, d'un micro-ordinateur et d'un logiciel de traitement de texte.

OBS

système de traitement de texte : terme normalisé par la CSA International.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ofimática
  • Publicación electrónica
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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