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LONGUEUR INSTRUCTION [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-30
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
- instruction length
1, record 1, English, instruction%20length
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
number of words, bytes, or bits needed to store a machine instruction 1, record 1, English, - instruction%20length
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instruction length: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000]. 2, record 1, English, - instruction%20length
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
- longueur d'instruction
1, record 1, French, longueur%20d%27instruction
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
nombre de mots, de multiplets ou de bits nécessaires pour ranger en mémoire une instruction machine 1, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27instruction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
longueur d'instruction : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000]. 2, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27instruction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- instruction length
1, record 2, English, instruction%20length
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of words, bytes, or bits needed to store a machine instruction. 2, record 2, English, - instruction%20length
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC. 3, record 2, English, - instruction%20length
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'instruction
1, record 2, French, longueur%20d%27instruction
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre de mots, d'octets ou de bits nécessaires pour ranger en mémoire une instruction machine. 1, record 2, French, - longueur%20d%27instruction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI. 2, record 2, French, - longueur%20d%27instruction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- longitud de instrucción
1, record 2, Spanish, longitud%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tamaño de instrucción 1, record 2, Spanish, tama%C3%B1o%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número de palabras de computadora (ordenador) requeridas para contener una instrucción. 1, record 2, Spanish, - longitud%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Por lo general, en la mayor parte de los casos es una palabra. Ciertas computadoras (ordenadores) emplean instrucciones de más de una palabra y en el mismo sistema pueden existir instrucciones de diferentes tamaños. 1, record 2, Spanish, - longitud%20de%20instrucci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-10-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- variable-length instruction
1, record 3, English, variable%2Dlength%20instruction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
variable length: The number of characters which may be available in a particular storage location or data element. Since it is variable, it is possible that each successive block may have a different, varying number of words, but the word packing density usually remains constant. 2, record 3, English, - variable%2Dlength%20instruction
Record 3, Key term(s)
- variable length instruction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- instruction de longueur variable
1, record 3, French, instruction%20de%20longueur%20variable
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Instructions de longueur variable ou fixe. [...] Les ordinateurs de la troisième génération possèdent généralement des instructions de longueur variable, ce qui donne une plus grande souplesse dans la définition des instructions. 1, record 3, French, - instruction%20de%20longueur%20variable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- instrucción de longitud variable
1, record 3, Spanish, instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20longitud%20variable
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Característica que aumenta la eficiencia del procesador al usar solamente la cantidad de ciclos necesarios para la instrucción y que aumenta la velocidad ya que la máquina interpreta solamente los campos relevantes a dicha instrucción. 2, record 3, Spanish, - instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20longitud%20variable
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-05-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- double-length instruction
1, record 4, English, double%2Dlength%20instruction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Double-length instructions require an OP2 sequence to acquire the second half of the double-length operand from memory. 1, record 4, English, - double%2Dlength%20instruction
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- instruction en longueur double
1, record 4, French, instruction%20en%20longueur%20double
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à nombre en longueur double. 1, record 4, French, - instruction%20en%20longueur%20double
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-04-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fixed-length instruction 1, record 5, English, fixed%2Dlength%20instruction
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fixed length: a computer concepts that relates to a fixed number of characters that can be in a data element or storage location as contrasted with variable length. 2, record 5, English, - fixed%2Dlength%20instruction
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- instruction de longueur fixe
1, record 5, French, instruction%20de%20longueur%20fixe
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Instructions de longueur variable ou fixe. Les ordinateurs de la deuxième génération avaient souvent des instructions de même longueur, longueur fixe. 1, record 5, French, - instruction%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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