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FORMAT EDITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- formatted-mode 1, record 1, English, formatted%2Dmode
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
System formatting condition that allows text to be entered with a variable format, so that the computer can rearrange the number of characters per line and the number of lines per page as specified by the terminal operator. 2, record 1, English, - formatted%2Dmode
Record 1, Key term(s)
- formatted mode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- format édité
1, record 1, French, format%20%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unformatted mode 1, record 2, English, unformatted%20mode
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
System formatting condition that allows text to be entered in a fixed format, so that the number of characters per line and spacing between columns and lines is printed exactly as entered at the terminal by the operator. 2, record 2, English, - unformatted%20mode
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- format non édité
1, record 2, French, format%20non%20%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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