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TRANSFORMACION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transformation
1, record 1, English, transformation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a process that changes a document or [an] object into another, equivalent, object according to a discrete set of rules. 1, record 1, English, - transformation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This includes conversion tools, software that allows the author to change the DTD [document type definition] defined for the original document to another DTD, and the ability to change the markup of lists and convert them into tables. 1, record 1, English, - transformation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transformation
1, record 1, French, transformation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] procédé qui change un document ou un objet en un autre objet, équivalent, en respectant un ensemble fini de règles. 1, record 1, French, - transformation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ceci inclut les outils de conversion, les logiciels qui permettent à l'auteur de changer la DTD [définition de type de document] définie pour le document original [pour] une autre DTD, et la capacité de changer le balisage des listes et de les convertir en tableaux. 1, record 1, French, - transformation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Internet y telemática
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transformación
1, record 1, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- genetic transformation
1, record 2, English, genetic%20transformation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- transformation 2, record 2, English, transformation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In microbial genetics, transfer of genetic information between bacteria by means of "naked" intracellular DNA fragments derived from bacterial donor cells and incorporated into competent recipient cell. 3, record 2, English, - genetic%20transformation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- transformation génétique
1, record 2, French, transformation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- transformation 2, record 2, French, transformation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de transfert génétique propre à certaines cellules bactériennes dites compétentes, par lequel des molécules d'ADN les pénètrent et peuvent recombiner le génome cellulaire. 3, record 2, French, - transformation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En génie génétique, introduction de molécules d'ADN dans des cellules artificiellement perméabilisés ou dans des protoplastes. 3, record 2, French, - transformation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transformation génétique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 4, record 2, French, - transformation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología molecular
- Genética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- transformación genética
1, record 2, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- transformación 2, record 2, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso mediante el que se introduce e integra ADN en una célula, con el propósito de cambiar de manera predecible el fenotipo del organismo receptor. 3, record 2, Spanish, - transformaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Financial Institutions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- transformation
1, record 3, English, transformation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medium-and long-term reinvestment operations by financial intermediaries taking in liquid savings or sight deposits. 2, record 3, English, - transformation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Institutions financières
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- transformation
1, record 3, French, transformation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- transformation bancaire 2, record 3, French, transformation%20bancaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à accorder des prêts à moyen ou à long terme à partir des dépôts à vue et d'autres épargnes liquides. 3, record 3, French, - transformation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Instituciones financieras
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- transformación
1, record 3, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- transformación bancaria 1, record 3, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n%20bancaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-06-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Mathematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- transformation
1, record 4, English, transformation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The operation of changing (as by rotation or mapping) one configuration or expression into another in accordance with a mathematical rule. 1, record 4, English, - transformation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- transformation
1, record 4, French, transformation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à changer (par mappage, rotation, translation, etc.) une configuration ou une expression mathématique dans une autre en appliquant une règle donnée. 1, record 4, French, - transformation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La transformation se comprime, s'étire, pivote sur un tore. 1, record 4, French, - transformation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
itérer, répéter, rester invariant dans/par/sous une transformation. 1, record 4, French, - transformation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
transformation adiabatique, affine, analytique, bijective, congruente, conique, continue, contractante, dilatante, discontinue, élémentaire, fractale, homogène, identique, injective, inverse, inversible, itérative, laplacienne, linéaire, locale, non homogène, orthogonale, quadratique, polynomiale, rectangulaire, réflexive, rigide, sphérique, surjective, symétrique, unimodulaire. 1, record 4, French, - transformation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 PHR
transformation de condensation, de Laplace, de Lorentz, de Möbius, d'équivalence métrique, de pavage, d'identité, d'obliquité, par contraction, par dilatation, sur une sphère de Riemann. 1, record 4, French, - transformation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 PHR
domaine, groupe, itération de transformation, produit de deux transformations, vitesse de transformation. 1, record 4, French, - transformation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- transformación
1, record 4, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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