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GIGO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- garbage in, garbage out
1, record 1, English, garbage%20in%2C%20garbage%20out
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GIGO 1, record 1, English, GIGO
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- garbage in-garbage out 2, record 1, English, garbage%20in%2Dgarbage%20out
correct
- GIGO 2, record 1, English, GIGO
correct
- GIGO 2, record 1, English, GIGO
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specially coined term used to describe the data into and out of a computer system - that is, if the input data is bad (garbage in) then the output data will also be bad (garbage out). 2, record 1, English, - garbage%20in%2C%20garbage%20out
Record 1, Key term(s)
- garbage out
- garbage in
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à données inexactes, résultats erronés
1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20donn%C3%A9es%20inexactes%2C%20r%C3%A9sultats%20erron%C3%A9s
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- erreurs en entrée, erreurs en sortie 2, record 1, French, erreurs%20en%20entr%C3%A9e%2C%20erreurs%20en%20sortie
- sorties sont fonctions des entrées 3, record 1, French, sorties%20sont%20fonctions%20des%20entr%C3%A9es
- GIGO 3, record 1, French, GIGO
masculine noun
- GIGO 3, record 1, French, GIGO
- telles entrées, telles sortie 3, record 1, French, telles%20entr%C3%A9es%2C%20telles%20sortie
- GIGO 3, record 1, French, GIGO
masculine noun
- GIGO 3, record 1, French, GIGO
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Axiome qui indique que si les données introduites dans un processus sont incorrectes, le résultat sera lui aussi incorrect. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20donn%C3%A9es%20inexactes%2C%20r%C3%A9sultats%20erron%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Proverbios y máximas
- Informática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- basura a la entrada, basura a la salida 1, record 1, Spanish, basura%20a%20la%20entrada%2C%20basura%20a%20la%20salida
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- basura a la entrada/basura a la salida 2, record 1, Spanish, basura%20a%20la%20entrada%2Fbasura%20a%20la%20salida
- falsa entrada/falsa salida 3, record 1, Spanish, falsa%20entrada%2Ffalsa%20salida
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Término usado para describir los datos que entran y salen de un sistema de computadora (ordenador); es decir, si los datos entrados son inservibles entonces los datos de salida también serán inservibles. 2, record 1, Spanish, - basura%20a%20la%20entrada%2C%20basura%20a%20la%20salida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
falsa entrada/falsa salida: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - basura%20a%20la%20entrada%2C%20basura%20a%20la%20salida
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