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04.04.05 (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
- code extension character
1, record 1, English, code%20extension%20character
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
control character used to indicate that one or more of the succeeding code values are to be interpreted according to a different code 1, record 1, English, - code%20extension%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Code extension characters are described in ISO/IEC 10646-1 and ISO 2022. 1, record 1, English, - code%20extension%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
code extension character: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - code%20extension%20character
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
- caractère de changement de code
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20de%20changement%20de%20code
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
caractère de commande destiné à indiquer qu'un ou plusieurs des codets qui le suivent doivent être interprétés selon un code différent 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20changement%20de%20code
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les caractères de changement de code sont décrits dans les normes ISO/CEI 10646-1 et ISO 2022. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20changement%20de%20code
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caractère de changement de code : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20changement%20de%20code
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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