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MESSAGE INCITATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Software
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prompt
1, record 1, English, prompt
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prompt message 2, record 1, English, prompt%20message
correct
- prompting message 3, record 1, English, prompting%20message
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short message, sent from a process to a user, indicating that the process expects the user to present fresh data. The prompt frequently has some mnemonic content indicating the type of data expected. 4, record 1, English, - prompt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prompt: term standardized by CSA and ISO/IEC. 5, record 1, English, - prompt
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prompting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Logiciels
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- message-guide
1, record 1, French, message%2Dguide
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prompteur 2, record 1, French, prompteur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- invite 3, record 1, French, invite
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- message d'incitation 4, record 1, French, message%20d%27incitation
correct, masculine noun
- guide opérateur 5, record 1, French, guide%20op%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
- message d’attente 6, record 1, French, message%20d%26rsquo%3Battente
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Message visuel ou sonore sollicitant, conformément à une disposition programmée, l'avis ou l'action de l'opérateur. 7, record 1, French, - message%2Dguide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après le démarrage d'un ordinateur, le système d'exploitation s'annonce en général à l'aide d'un message d'attente ou prompt [...] 6, record 1, French, - message%2Dguide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prompt : le signe «>» du DOS, encore appelé «invite», qui signale que l'utilisateur a la main pour frapper une commande. 8, record 1, French, - message%2Dguide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
message-guide; prompteur; invite : termes normalisés par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA. 9, record 1, French, - message%2Dguide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Soporte lógico (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- indicación
1, record 1, Spanish, indicaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sugerencia 1, record 1, Spanish, sugerencia
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mensaje [...] dado por la computadora (ordenador) para indicar al usuario que debe ingresar alguna información. 2, record 1, Spanish, - indicaci%C3%B3n
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