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Record 1 2025-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
CONT

A complex preposition is a word group (such as "along with" or "on account of") that functions like an ordinary one-word preposition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
CONT

La préposition peut être simple ou complexe. Lorsqu'elle est simple, elle est formée d'un seul mot. [...] Lorsqu'elle est complexe (ou composée), elle est formée de deux ou plusieurs mots.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Ensemble ordonné d'une ou de plusieurs chaînes-de-caractères cobol consécutives qui forment une partie d'instruction de traitement ou de clause cobol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
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Record 3 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

POSITION phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

locution POSITION : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

INDEXED BY phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

locution INDEXED BY : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

POINTER phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

locution POINTER: terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

PLUS phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

locution PLUS : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

INITIAL phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

locution INITIAL : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

INPUT PROCEDURE phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

locution INPUT PROCEDURE : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

INPUT phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

locution INPUT : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

literal phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

conditional phrase: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Mesure à prendre selon la valeur vraie ou fausse du résultat d'une instruction conditionnelle.

Spanish

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Record 12 1991-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
OBS

Modifier, normally occurring at or near the beginning of a sentence, which is "cut off" from its intended referent in such a way that it may be incorrectly interpreted to modify a different referent, usually the subject of the sentence, ex. "Having left their car behind, the snow made their walking difficult".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
OBS

Désigne un syntagme, dans la plupart des cas celui d'un participe ou d'un gérondif qui est placé au début d'une phrase loin de son référent entendu, et qui selon sa position peut être interprété comme modifiant un mauvais référent, le plus souvent le sujet de la phrase. (Voir GRUSA 1980, p. 942).

Spanish

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Record 13 1990-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Security Posters and Signs
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

"risk phrase" means, in respect of a controlled product, a statement identifying a hazard that may arise from the use of or exposure to the controlled product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Affichage de sécurité
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Relativement à un produit contrôlé, énoncé indiquant le danger qui peut survenir à la suite de l'exposition à ce produit ou de son utilisation. [Source : Code canadien du travail. Réglementation du Canada sur l'hygiène et la sécurité au travail. Modification.]

Spanish

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Record 14 1989-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Styles
DEF

a word or phrase acting as an interrogative increment to a question. For example, the tag "isn't it" in "it's fine, isn't it".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'écriture
OBS

"N'est-ce pas", locution adverbiale interrogative, est suivi d'un point d'interrogation en fin de phrase [p. ex.] : "Vous viendrez, n'est-ce pas?" Mais non dans le corps de la phrase [p. ex.] : "Vous le verrez, n'est-ce pas, la semaine prochaine".

Spanish

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Record 15 1985-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

Spanish

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Record 16 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 17 1985-06-03

English

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 18 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 19 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 20 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 21 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 22 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 23 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 24 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 25 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 26 1985-06-03

English

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 27 1985-06-03

English

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 28 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 29 1985-06-03

English

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 30 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 31 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 32 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 33 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 34 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 35 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 36 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 37 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 38 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 39 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 40 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 41 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 42 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 43 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 44 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 45 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 46 1985-06-03

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  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 47 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 48 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 49 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 50 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 51 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 52 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 53 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 54 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 55 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 56 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 57 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 58 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 59 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 60 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 61 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 62 1985-06-03

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

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Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 63 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 64 1985-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 65 1985-04-01

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 66 1985-04-01

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 67 1985-04-01

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 68 1985-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 69 1985-04-01

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 70 1985-03-29

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Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

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Record 71 1985-03-29

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 72 1985-03-29

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 73 1985-03-29

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 74 1985-03-29

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 75 1985-03-29

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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Record 76 1985-03-29

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  • Programming Languages

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  • Langages de programmation

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