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Record 1 2012-10-01

English

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

The process of converting data into a medium suitable for input to and processing by the computer.

OBS

data preparation: term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

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

Méthode de transcription des données sur un support utilisable par un ordinateur.

OBS

mise en forme des données : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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

Acto de transcribir información a un soporte de entrada; por ejemplo, tarjetas (fichas) perforadas o cinta de papel antes de entregarla a la computadora (ordenador).

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