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JUEGO CARACTERES CODIFICADOS DOS BYTES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- double-byte character set
1, record 1, English, double%2Dbyte%20character%20set
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DBCS 2, record 1, English, DBCS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a character encoding [set] in which either all characters, including control characters, are encoded in two bytes, or merely every graphic character not representable by an accompanying single-byte character set (SBCS) is encoded in two bytes ... 3, record 1, English, - double%2Dbyte%20character%20set
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
DBCS [double-byte character set] is a character set that uses one or two bytes to represent a character. It is used in environments with ideographic writing systems, e.g. Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. 4, record 1, English, - double%2Dbyte%20character%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jeu de caractères codés sur deux octets
1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20cod%C3%A9s%20sur%20deux%20octets
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- DBCS 2, record 1, French, DBCS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jeu de caractères à deux octets 1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20deux%20octets
correct, masculine noun
- DBCS 2, record 1, French, DBCS
correct, masculine noun
- DBCS 2, record 1, French, DBCS
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- juego de caracteres de doble byte
1, record 1, Spanish, juego%20de%20caracteres%20de%20doble%20byte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- DBCS 2, record 1, Spanish, DBCS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- juego de caracteres codificados en dos bytes 1, record 1, Spanish, juego%20de%20caracteres%20codificados%20en%20dos%20bytes
correct, masculine noun
- DBCS 2, record 1, Spanish, DBCS
correct, masculine noun
- DBCS 2, record 1, Spanish, DBCS
- conjunto de caracteres de doble byte 1, record 1, Spanish, conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20de%20doble%20byte
correct, masculine noun
- DBCS 2, record 1, Spanish, DBCS
correct, masculine noun
- DBCS 2, record 1, Spanish, DBCS
- conjunto de caracteres de bytes dobles 3, record 1, Spanish, conjunto%20de%20caracteres%20de%20bytes%20dobles
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
DBCS [juego de caracteres codificados en dos bytes] es un juego de caracteres que usa uno o dos bytes para representar un carácter. Se usa en entornos con sistemas de escritura ideográficos, como el japonés, el coreano y el chino. 1, record 1, Spanish, - juego%20de%20caracteres%20de%20doble%20byte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Conjunto de caracteres utilizados por algunos idiomas nacionales, por ejemplo el chino y el japonés, que tienen demasiados símbolos gráficos para ser representados por las 256 posiciones de un solo byte en EBCDIC [código de intercambio de decimales codificados en binarios extendidos]. 3, record 1, Spanish, - juego%20de%20caracteres%20de%20doble%20byte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
DBCS, por sus siglas en inglés. 4, record 1, Spanish, - juego%20de%20caracteres%20de%20doble%20byte
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