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FRONTIERE MOT [2 records]

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Record 1 1986-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phonetics
OBS

The beginning or end point of a word, marking its juncture with other words and possibly characterized by specific phonotactic or assimilation patterns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phonétique
CONT

(...) Les segments affectés de part et d'autre de la frontière de mot sont adjacents de façon primaire ou de façon secondaire, dans ce dernier case à la suite d'effacements consonantiques (...).

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
OBS

integral boundary: a location in main storage at which a fixed length field, such as a half-word or double-word, must be positioned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
DEF

Point de passage obligé lors des branchements dans les machines à mots.

Spanish

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