TERMIUM Plus®
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04.03.02 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-27
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
- letter
1, record 1, English, letter
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alphabetic character 1, record 1, English, alphabetic%20character
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
graphic character that, when appearing alone or combined with others, represents one or more concepts of a written language, or one or more sound elements of a spoken language 1, record 1, English, - letter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Diacritical marks used alone and punctuation marks are not considered to be letters. 1, record 1, English, - letter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
letter; alphabetic character: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - letter
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
- lettre
1, record 1, French, lettre
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
caractère graphique qui, employé seul ou combiné avec d'autres, représente une ou plusieurs notions d'un langage écrit ou un ou plusieurs éléments sonores d'un langage parlé 1, record 1, French, - lettre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les signes diacritiques utilisés isolément ainsi que les signes de ponctuation ne sont pas considérés comme des lettres. 1, record 1, French, - lettre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettre : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - lettre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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