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TRONCATURE CHAINE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2006-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
02.09.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

deletion or omission of a leading or of a trailing portion of a string in accordance with specified criteria

OBS

truncation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-2:1976].

PHR

Truncation of a string.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
02.09.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

suppression ou omission d’une partie, initiale ou finale, d’une chaîne, selon des critères donnés

OBS

troncature : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-2:1976].

PHR

Troncature d’une chaîne.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

In a search, the ability to enter the first part of a keyword, insert a symbol (usually), and accept any variant spellings or word endings, from the occurrence of the symbol forward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

La troncature consiste, dans une chaîne de caractères, à supprimer et à remplacer par un simple astérisque, la séquence terminale(ou initiale) de cette chaîne pour ne conserver que le radical.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

A process by which a string is shortered by deleting elements from the left and/or the right.

OBS

truncation; truncation of a string: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Opération consistant à raccourcir une chaîne en supprimant des éléments au début et/ou à la fin de la chaîne.

OBS

troncature; troncature d’une chaîne : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
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