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SPECIAL CHARACTERS (FOR TESTING PURPOSES) [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Typography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special characters (for testing purposes)
1, record 1, English, special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Partial list of characters: acute accent (´); ligature AE (Æ); ligature ae (æ); ampersand (&); apostrophe ('); broken bar (¦); cedilla (¸); cent sign (¢); circumflex accent (^); colon (:); comma (,); copyright sign (©); degree (°); diaeresis (¨); division sign (÷); dollar sign ($); dot - full stop (.); em dash (—); en dash (–); equal sign (=); exclamation mark (!); feminine ordinal indicator (ª); figure dash (–); grave accent (`); greater than sign (>); greater than or equal sign (≤); Greek small letter mu (μ); half fraction (½); hyphen (-); hyphen bullet (⁃); hyphen-minus (-); inverted exclamation mark (¡); inverted question mark (¿); large circle (bullet) (●); latin small letter o with stroke (ø); latin small letter sharp S (ß); left curly bracket ({); left parenthesis ((); left square bracket ([); left-pointing double angle quotation mark («); less than or equal sign (≤); long-dash - horizontal (―); low line (_); macron (¯); masculine ordinal indicator (º); micro sign (µ); middle dot (•); minus sign (−); multiplication sign (×); non-breaking hyphen (‑); not sign (¬); OE ligature (Œ); oe ligature (œ); one quarter fraction (¼); paragraph sign (¶); percent sign (%); plus minus sign (±); plus sign (+); pound sign (£); question mark (?); quotation mark ("); registered sign (®); reverse solidus (\); right curly bracket (}); right parenthesis ()); right single quotation mark (’); right square bracket (]); right-pointing double angle quotation mark (»); section sign (§); semicolon (;); small circle (bullet) (•); smaller than sign (<); soft hyphen (-); solidus (/); superscripted one (¹); superscripted three (³); superscripted two (²); three quarters fraction (¾); tilde (~); trademark symbol (™); vertical line (|); yen sign (¥). 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This record was created for testing purposes. 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also the record "Greek character." 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
1010; 1010; 1010 1, record 1, English, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record 1, Key term(s)
- special character (for testing purposes)
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractères spéciaux (pour fins de test)
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Liste partielle de caractères : accent aigu (´); accent circonflexe (^); accent grave (`); accolade droite (}); accolade gauche ({); ligature AE (Æ); ligature ae (æ); apostrophe, symbole minute ('); apostrophe ('); barre horizontale (―); barre oblique (/); barre oblique inversée (\); barre verticale (|); barre verticale interrompue (¦); cédille (¸); centime (¢); copyright (©); crochet droite, fermant (]); crochet gauche, ouvrant ([); degré (°); deux-points (:); exposant deux (²); exposant trois (³); exposant un (¹); fraction trois quarts (¾); fraction un quart (¼); fraction une demie (½); gros point centré, disque noir, point de multiplication (●); guillemet anglais ("); guillemet droit (»); guillemet gauche («); indicateur ordinal féminin (ª); indicateur ordinal masculin (º); lettre latine S dur (ß); lettre minuscule grecque mu (μ); lettre minuscule latine o barré (ø); ligature OE (Œ); ligature oe (œ); livre (£); macron (¯); marque de commerce (mettre la mention "MC" entre crochet dans l'OBS); marque déposée (®); paragraphe, pied de mouche (¶); parenthèse droite ()); parenthèse gauche ((); perluète (&); plus-ou-moins (±); point (.); point d'exclamation (!); point d'exclamation inversé (¡); point d'interrogation (?); point d'interrogation inversé (¿); point médian (•); point-virgule (;); puce (•); puce trait d'union (⁃); section (§); signe de négation (¬); signe moins (−); symbole de division (÷); symbole de multiplication (×); symbole du dollar ($); symbole égal à (=); symbole inférieur à (<); symbole inférieur ou égal à (≤);symbole micro (µ); symbole plus (+); symbole pour cent (%); symbole supérieur à (>); symbole supérieur ou égal à (≤); tilde (~); tiret cadratin (—); tiret de césure (-); tiret demi-cadratin (–); tiret numérique (–); trait bas (_); trait d'union conditionnel (-); trait d'union insécable (‑); trait d'union signe moins (-); tréma (¨); virgule (,); yen(¥). 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette fiche a été rédigée pour fins de test. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi la fiche «caractère grec». 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
1010; 1010; 1010 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9ciaux%20%28pour%20fins%20de%20test%29
Record 1, Key term(s)
- caractère spécial (pour fins de test)
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Tipografía (Caracteres)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- special characters (for testing purposes) 1, record 1, Spanish, special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1010; 1010; 10x; 1010; 10x; 1010 1, record 1, Spanish, - special%20characters%20%28for%20testing%20purposes%29
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