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TRONCATURE CHAINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- truncation
1, record 1, English, truncation
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- truncation of a string 2, record 1, English, truncation%20of%20a%20string
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process by which a string is shortered by deleting elements from the left and/or the right. 3, record 1, English, - truncation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
truncation; truncation of a string: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 4, record 1, English, - truncation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- troncature
1, record 1, French, troncature
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- troncature d’une chaîne 2, record 1, French, troncature%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20cha%C3%AEne
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération consistant à raccourcir une chaîne en supprimant des éléments au début et/ou à la fin de la chaîne. 3, record 1, French, - troncature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
troncature; troncature d'une chaîne : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA. 4, record 1, French, - troncature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- truncamiento
1, record 1, Spanish, truncamiento
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- truncamiento de la cadena 1, record 1, Spanish, truncamiento%20de%20la%20cadena
proposal, masculine noun
- truncamiento de la secuencia 1, record 1, Spanish, truncamiento%20de%20la%20secuencia
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- generic word search 1, record 2, English, generic%20word%20search
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Generic keyword: a partial keyword that ends in an asterisk. The service would find all the keywords that begin with the letters the subscriber entered. 1, record 2, English, - generic%20word%20search
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ex.: sal (results might be sales figures, sales bulletins). 1, record 2, English, - generic%20word%20search
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- recherche de chaîne avec troncature à droite
1, record 2, French, recherche%20de%20cha%C3%AEne%20avec%20troncature%20%C3%A0%20droite
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- recherche de chaîne tronquée à droite 1, record 2, French, recherche%20de%20cha%C3%AEne%20tronqu%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20droite
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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