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GENERATEUR CARACTERES [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- character generator
1, record 1, English, character%20generator
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
functional unit that converts the code element of a character into the graphic representation of the character for display 1, record 1, English, - character%20generator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
character generator: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996]. 2, record 1, English, - character%20generator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- générateur de caractères
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
unité fonctionnelle qui, à partir du codet correspondant à un caractère, fournit sa représentation graphique à afficher 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
générateur de caractères : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996]. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Video Technology
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
- Electronic Publishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- character generator
1, record 2, English, character%20generator
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A functional unit that converts the code element of a character into the graphic representation of the character for display. 2, record 2, English, - character%20generator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
character generator: term standardized by ISO and CSA. 3, record 2, English, - character%20generator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Vidéotechnique
- Composition (Imprimerie)
- Éditique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- générateur de caractères
1, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité fonctionnelle qui, à partir du code correspondant à un caractère, fournit sa représentation graphique à afficher. 2, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
générateur de caractères : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 3, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
- Técnicas de video
- Composición (Imprenta)
- Publicación electrónica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- generador de caracteres
1, record 2, Spanish, generador%20de%20caracteres
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el procesamiento de palabras es el medio dentro de un equipo para la generación de caracteres o símbolos visuales desde datos codificados. 2, record 2, Spanish, - generador%20de%20caracteres
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