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08.05.47 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2010-04-29
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
- virus
1, record 1, English, virus
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
program that propagates itself by modifying other programs to include a possibly changed copy of itself and that is executed when the infected program is invoked 1, record 1, English, - virus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A virus often causes damage or annoyance and may be triggered by some event such as the occurrence of a predetermined date. 1, record 1, English, - virus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
virus: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998]. 2, record 1, English, - virus
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
- virus informatique
1, record 1, French, virus%20informatique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- virus 1, record 1, French, virus
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
programme qui se propage en modifiant d'autres programmes pour y inclure une copie éventuellement modifiée de lui-même, et qui est exécuté quand le programme infecté est invoqué 1, record 1, French, - virus%20informatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un virus cause souvent des dommages ou des ennuis et peut être déclenché par un événement donné comme l'arrivée d'une date prédéterminée. 1, record 1, French, - virus%20informatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
virus informatique; virus : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998]. 2, record 1, French, - virus%20informatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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