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UTILISATION CONVERSATIONNELLE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-12

English

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

On-line use of the computer such that the user is in control of a program when it is being executed and can make modifications, or enter data between execution steps. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

interactive computing: term officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

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

Utilisation en direct d’un ordinateur dans laquelle l’utilisateur gère un programme en cours d’exécution et peut y apporter des modifications ou des données pendant cette exécution. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

utilisation conversationnelle : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique(CNGI).

Spanish

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

Modo (modalidad) de procesamiento que permite el intercambio frecuente entre el usuario en el terminal o microcomputadora (microordenador) y la computadora (ordenador) misma durante la ejecución de un programa.

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