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BYTE [19 records]

Record 1 2019-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

The byte-oriented characters are encoded in one or more 8 bit bytes. A typical single-byte encoding is ASCII [American Standard Code for Information Interchange] as used for western European languages like English. A typical multi-byte encoding which uses from one to three 8 bit bytes for each character is eucJP (extended Unix code - Japan, packed format) as used for Japanese workstations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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Record 2 2019-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A character set in which each character is represented by a one-byte code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
OBS

SBCS, por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 3 2019-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

Language in which a one-byte address is used to address the characters in the character set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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Record 4 2019-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Some computer representations of languages, primarily Asian languages, require more raw descriptive power than others. ... These languages need twice the number of bytes per character and are known as double-byte languages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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Record 5 2019-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Double byte implies that, for every character, a fixed width sequence of two bytes is used ...

PHR

double byte character set, double byte code pages, double byte languages

PHR

double-byte character sets, double-byte font

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
PHR

chaîne de caractères codés sur deux octets, jeu de caractères codés sur deux octets, langues codées sur deux octets

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
PHR

conjunto de caracteres de doble byte, idiomas de doble byte

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Record 6 2019-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
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 ...

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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.

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].

OBS

DBCS, por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 7 2013-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A string that consists of a number of bits, treated as a unit, and usually representing a character or a part of a character.

OBS

The number of bits in a byte is fixed for a given data processing system.

OBS

The number of bits in a byte is usually 8.

OBS

A byte should be called an "octet" when it consists of exactly 8 bits.

OBS

byte: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Chaîne composée d'un certain nombre de bits, traitée comme un tout et représentant habituellement un caractère ou une partie d'un caractère.

OBS

Le nombre de bits dans un multiplet est fixe pour un système informatique donné.

OBS

Le nombre de bits par multiplet est généralement 8.

OBS

Un multiplet composé de 8 bits se nomme «octet».

OBS

multiplet : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Cadena que consiste de un número de bits, tratados como una unidad, y usualmente representando un carácter o parte de él.

OBS

Normalmente [un byte] tiene una longitud de 8 bits -octeto-. La capacidad de almacenamiento de un dispositivo, frecuentemente se da en bytes o en Kbytes (K significa 1024 bytes).

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Record 8 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A byte composed of six binary characters. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

sextet; six-bit byte: terms officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

OBS

sextet; 6-bit byte: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • six bit byte,6 bit byte

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Multiplet composé de six éléments binaires. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

sextet : terme normalisé par l'ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Byte compuesto de seis elementos binarios.

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Record 9 2008-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A byte composed of two binary characters.

OBS

two-bit byte; doublet: terms and definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP Standards Committee (GESC).

Key term(s)
  • 2 bit byte
  • two bit byte

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
OBS

doublet : terme normalisé par l'ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
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Record 10 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Access control byte: Contains the Priority field (the most significant 3 bits) and the Reservation field (the least significant 3 bits), as well as a token bit (used to differentiate a token from a data/command frame) and a monitor bit (used by the active monitor to determine whether a frame is circling the ring endlessly).

Key term(s)
  • access-control byte

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
CONT

Byte de control de acceso: contiene los campos de prioridad y de reserva, así como un bit de token y uno de monitor.

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Record 11 2007-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
CONT

The first mapping stores the most significant byte in the lowest numeric byte address; this is known as big-endian format.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
CONT

Même les octets élémentaires reçoivent des numéros, les adresses d'octet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
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Record 12 2007-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

In VSAM [virtual storage access method], the ascending set of logical addresses (0 through 232-1) in which a component exists.

OBS

A byte space contains only one component, and a component exists in only one byte space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
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Record 13 2007-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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Record 14 2004-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

Bits 0 through 7 of a 16-bit binary number.

OBS

Low order: the right most position of a number of field of data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
OBS

octet: multiplet de huit bits

OBS

voir bit de poids faible, bit de droite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Define los bits 0 a 7 de un número binario de 16 bits.

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Record 15 2004-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Internet and Telematics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Mode de transmission dans lequel des données émises ou reçues par un périphérique sont transmises par octet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Movimiento de un byte a la vez entre los dispositivos, separado por una interrupción y la liberación del control del canal.

CONT

Usado en el multiplexado, el modo (modalidad) de byte, permite la manipulación simultánea de los datos desde varios dispositivos de baja velocidad.

Key term(s)
  • modo byte a byte
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Record 16 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

In IBM's multileaving data compression protocol, a byte that is used to signify the length and interpretation of the character string to follow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Codes (Logiciels)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

[...] byte de control opcional en el flujo de datos de la cadena de caracteres de la arquitectura de la red del sistema (SNA), que identifica cómo están comprimidos o condensados los datos del usuario final.

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Record 17 2003-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A character position on the screen of a display terminal that defines the characteristics of the next field displayed on the screen such as protected, not protected, displayable, or nondisplayable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
DEF

Posición de carácter en la pantalla de un terminal de visualización que define las características del próximo campo visualizado en la pantalla, por ejemplo, protegido, no protegido, visible, invisible.

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Record 18 2002-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

[A] multiplexer channel which interleaves bytes of data from different sources. Contrast with selector channel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Canal permettant l'entrelacement des multiplets provenant de sources différentes.

OBS

S'oppose à "canal simple".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Canal multiplexor que intercala octetos de datos de diferentes fuentes.

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Record 19 1999-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

a data transfer mode that permits interleaving of bytes of data. Contrast with block multiplexer mode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Internet y telemática
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