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ARTICLE LONGUEUR FIXE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fixed-length record
1, record 1, English, fixed%2Dlength%20record
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A record associated with a file whose file description or sort-merge description entry requires that all records contain the same number of character positions. 2, record 1, English, - fixed%2Dlength%20record
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fixed-length record: STD-ANSI (term and definition). 3, record 1, English, - fixed%2Dlength%20record
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement de longueur fixe
1, record 1, French, enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- article de longueur fixe 2, record 1, French, article%20de%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enregistrement contenant un nombre de caractères déterminé. 2, record 1, French, - enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à bloc de longueur fixe, arithmétique à longueur fixe, code de longueur fixe. 2, record 1, French, - enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- registro de longitud fija
1, record 1, Spanish, registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Registro cuyo número de caracteres es fijo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta restricción puede ser deliberada para simplificar y dar rapidez al procesamiento o puede ser causada por las características del equipo de computación que se usa. 2, record 1, Spanish, - registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
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