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FORMAT CONDENSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-19

English

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

The particular format used for optimizing the storing data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
CONT

l'octet est d'un emploi particulièrement souple. Il permet d'enregistrer soit une lettre ou un signe spécial, ou un chiffre décimal en format éclaté, soit deux chiffres décimaux, en format condensé.

Spanish

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

Formato decimal codificado en binario en el que dos dígitos decimales están representados dentro de un solo byte de almacenamiento.

OBS

Esta operación se efectúa suprimiendo los bits de zona.

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