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05.02.08 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-20
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
- string literal
1, record 1, English, string%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- string constant 1, record 1, English, string%20constant
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
literal, consisting of a sequence of zero or more characters, taken as a unit 1, record 1, English, - string%20literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: "What is your name?" is a string literal delimited by quotation marks. 1, record 1, English, - string%20literal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
string literal; string constant: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - string%20literal
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
- libellé chaîne
1, record 1, French, libell%C3%A9%20cha%C3%AEne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- littéral chaîne 1, record 1, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20cha%C3%AEne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
libellé composé d'une suite de caractères pouvant être vide, formant un tout 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20cha%C3%AEne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : «Quel est votre nom?» est un libellé chaîne délimité par des guillemets. 1, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20cha%C3%AEne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
libellé chaîne; littéral chaîne : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - libell%C3%A9%20cha%C3%AEne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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