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APPROCHE HAUT BAS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- top-down approach
1, record 1, English, top%2Ddown%20approach
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- top down approach 2, record 1, English, top%20down%20approach
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An approach that involves] building nanostructures by starting with larger ones and removing and adding pieces bit by bit until a small structure is formed. 3, record 1, English, - top%2Ddown%20approach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ingénierie
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approche du haut vers le bas
1, record 1, French, approche%20du%20haut%20vers%20le%20bas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- approche de haut en bas 2, record 1, French, approche%20de%20haut%20en%20bas
correct, feminine noun
- approche descendante 3, record 1, French, approche%20descendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en termes de miniaturisation notamment, il devient envisageable de passer de l’approche du haut vers le bas, qui consiste à essayer de rendre les composants électroniques de plus en plus petits et qui risque d’atteindre sa limite d’ici 10 ou 20 ans, à une approche du bas vers le haut, qui consiste à produire des composants en assemblant des nanoparticules. 1, record 1, French, - approche%20du%20haut%20vers%20le%20bas
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computers and Calculators
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bottom down approach
1, record 2, English, bottom%20down%20approach
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reductionist approach 1, record 2, English, reductionist%20approach
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approche réductionniste
1, record 2, French, approche%20r%C3%A9ductionniste
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- approche de haut en bas 1, record 2, French, approche%20de%20haut%20en%20bas
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vocabulaire Rint-Nouvelles Technologies de l'information, 1994. 2, record 2, French, - approche%20r%C3%A9ductionniste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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