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SIMBOLO SECUENCIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- symbol substitution
1, record 1, English, symbol%20substitution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of replacing a named symbol with the contents of the symbol. 2, record 1, English, - symbol%20substitution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- substitution de symboles
1, record 1, French, substitution%20de%20symboles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sustitución de símbolos
1, record 1, Spanish, sustituci%C3%B3n%20de%20s%C3%ADmbolos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sustitución de símbolo 2, record 1, Spanish, sustituci%C3%B3n%20de%20s%C3%ADmbolo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reemplazo de un símbolo por una secuencia de caracteres. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sustituci%C3%B3n%20de%20s%C3%ADmbolos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Codes (Software)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sequence symbol
1, record 2, English, sequence%20symbol
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sequence symbols consist of a period (.) followed by an alphabetic character, and up to 61 additional alphanumeric characters. Sequence symbols can be used only in macro processing and conditional assembly instructions. They are used to indicate the position of statements within the source program or macro definition. 2, record 2, English, - sequence%20symbol
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Codes (Logiciels)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- symbole de séquence
1, record 2, French, symbole%20de%20s%C3%A9quence
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- symbole de classement 2, record 2, French, symbole%20de%20classement
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Códigos (Soporte lógico)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- símbolo de secuencia
1, record 2, Spanish, s%C3%ADmbolo%20de%20secuencia
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Símbolo que determina la secuencia en que se procesan las instrucciones. 2, record 2, Spanish, - s%C3%ADmbolo%20de%20secuencia
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