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FORMAT INSTRUCTION [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- user-defined word
1, record 1, English, user%2Ddefined%20word
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cobol word that must be applied by the user to satisfy the formal of a clause or statement. 1, record 1, English, - user%2Ddefined%20word
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
user-defined word: term and definition standardized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). 2, record 1, English, - user%2Ddefined%20word
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mot défini-par-l’utilisateur
1, record 1, French, mot%20d%C3%A9fini%2Dpar%2Dl%26rsquo%3Butilisateur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mot utilisateur 1, record 1, French, mot%20utilisateur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mot COBOL qui doit être fourni par l'utilisateur pour satisfaire à un format de clause ou d’instruction. 1, record 1, French, - mot%20d%C3%A9fini%2Dpar%2Dl%26rsquo%3Butilisateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mot défini-par-l’utilisateur; mot utilisateur : termes et définition normalisés par l’AFNOR; définition reproduite avec son autorisation. 2, record 1, French, - mot%20d%C3%A9fini%2Dpar%2Dl%26rsquo%3Butilisateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2006-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- instruction format
1, record 2, English, instruction%20format
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
layout of the constituent parts of an instruction 1, record 2, English, - instruction%20format
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instruction format: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000]. 2, record 2, English, - instruction%20format
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- format d'instruction
1, record 2, French, format%20d%27instruction
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- modèle d’instruction 1, record 2, French, mod%C3%A8le%20d%26rsquo%3Binstruction
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
disposition des différentes parties d’une instruction 1, record 2, French, - format%20d%27instruction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
format d’instruction; modèle d’instruction : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7 : 2000]. 2, record 2, French, - format%20d%27instruction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- operand
1, record 3, English, operand
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An entity on which an operation is performed. 2, record 3, English, - operand
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
operand: term standardized by ISO and CSA. 3, record 3, English, - operand
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opérande
1, record 3, French, op%C3%A9rande
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entité à laquelle s’applique une opération. 2, record 3, French, - op%C3%A9rande
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alors que la définition générale d’opérande est «terme d’une opération», dans ce document(ANSI-X3. 23), tout mot en minuscules qui paraît dans une instruction ou dans un format de rubrique est considéré comme opérande, et, par là, comme une référence implicite à la donnée indiquée par l'opérande. 3, record 3, French, - op%C3%A9rande
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
opérande : terme normalisé par l’ISO et la CSA. 4, record 3, French, - op%C3%A9rande
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- operando
1, record 3, Spanish, operando
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-09-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- instruction format
1, record 4, English, instruction%20format
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of the basic machine code of the computer that specifies the way in which the digits or characters are allocated to represent the functional codes of the computer's instructions repertoire. 2, record 4, English, - instruction%20format
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The layout of the constituent parts of an instruction. 3, record 4, English, - instruction%20format
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instruction format: term standardized by ISO/IEC and CSA. 4, record 4, English, - instruction%20format
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- format d'instruction
1, record 4, French, format%20d%27instruction
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- modèle d’instruction 2, record 4, French, mod%C3%A8le%20d%26rsquo%3Binstruction
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- cliché d’instruction 3, record 4, French, clich%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Binstruction
correct, masculine noun
- forme d’instruction 3, record 4, French, forme%20d%26rsquo%3Binstruction
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du code machine de base d’un ordinateur qui précise comment les caractères doivent être disposés pour représenter les codes de service du jeu d’instructions de l’ordinateur. 3, record 4, French, - format%20d%27instruction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Disposition des différentes parties d’une instruction. 4, record 4, French, - format%20d%27instruction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
format d’instruction; modèle d’instruction : termes normalisés par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA. 5, record 4, French, - format%20d%27instruction
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- formato de instrucciones
1, record 4, Spanish, formato%20de%20instrucciones
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-08-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- zero address instruction format
1, record 5, English, zero%20address%20instruction%20format
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- zero-address instruction format 2, record 5, English, zero%2Daddress%20instruction%20format
correct
- addressless instruction format 3, record 5, English, addressless%20instruction%20format
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instruction format in which the instruction contains no address, used when an address is not needed to specify the location of the operand, as in repetitive addressing. 2, record 5, English, - zero%20address%20instruction%20format
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- format d’instruction immédiate
1, record 5, French, format%20d%26rsquo%3Binstruction%20imm%C3%A9diate
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- format de l'instruction sans adresse 2, record 5, French, format%20de%20l%27instruction%20sans%20adresse
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- formato de instrucción sin dirección
1, record 5, Spanish, formato%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n%20sin%20direcci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- formato de instrucción de dirección cero 2, record 5, Spanish, formato%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20direcci%C3%B3n%20cero
correct, masculine noun
- formato de instrucciones de dirección cero 3, record 5, Spanish, formato%20de%20instrucciones%20de%20direcci%C3%B3n%20cero
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formato de instrucción que carece de la parte correspondiente a la dirección. 3, record 5, Spanish, - formato%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n%20sin%20direcci%C3%B3n
Record 5, Key term(s)
- formato de instrucción sin parte dirección
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
- Electronic Publishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- stored format instruction
1, record 6, English, stored%20format%20instruction
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In word processing, a prerecorded instruction that determines the layout of textual or other information. 2, record 6, English, - stored%20format%20instruction
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
- Éditique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- instruction de format stockée
1, record 6, French, instruction%20de%20format%20stock%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- instruction de formatage stockée 2, record 6, French, instruction%20de%20formatage%20stock%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ofimática
- Publicación electrónica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- instrucción de formato almacenada
1, record 6, Spanish, instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20formato%20almacenada
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el procesamiento de palabras, es una instrucción registrada previamente, que determina la configuración de la información del texto u otras. 2, record 6, Spanish, - instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20formato%20almacenada
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-10-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- three-address instruction format
1, record 7, English, three%2Daddress%20instruction%20format
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, Key term(s)
- three address instruction format
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- format d’instruction à trois adresses
1, record 7, French, format%20d%26rsquo%3Binstruction%20%C3%A0%20trois%20adresses
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- modèle d’instruction à trois adresses 2, record 7, French, mod%C3%A8le%20d%26rsquo%3Binstruction%20%C3%A0%20trois%20adresses
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- formato de instrucción de tres direcciones
1, record 7, Spanish, formato%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20tres%20direcciones
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modo (modalidad) de instrucción donde cada instrucción usada por la computadora (ordenador) incluye tres direcciones además de una indicación de qué operación será ejecutada. 2, record 7, Spanish, - formato%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20tres%20direcciones
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-01-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- default format statement
1, record 8, English, default%20format%20statement
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A command that automatically implements a set standard format (e.g. normal margins, tabs at every five spaces) whenever the operator fails to designate a specific format for a document. 1, record 8, English, - default%20format%20statement
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- instruction de format implicite
1, record 8, French, instruction%20de%20format%20implicite
proposal, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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