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FICTICIO [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

A term used to qualify an instruction, a record, an address, etc., having the appearance of a specified thing but not having the capacity to function as such.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

Qualifie une instruction, un enregistrement, une adresse, etc., n'ayant pas de valeur opératoire et qui, en cours de traitement, sera modifié ou disparaîtra.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
DEF

[Dícese de] todas aquellas características incorporadas en una rutina con el fin de satisfacer un requisito lógico o estructural; pero que no se usa en una circunstancia específica.

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Record 2 2001-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

Said of a value fixed according to a supposition or for convenience, as opposed to the real value. Coins, notes, etc. have a fictitious value.

OBS

fictitious: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Se dit de la valeur qui est déterminée de façon aléatoire, par opposition à la valeur réelle des choses. Les monnaies, billets de banque, etc, ont une valeur fictive.

OBS

fictif : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation du LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Se dice del valor que se fija por suposición o conveniencia, en contraposición al valor real de las cosas. Tienen valor ficticio las monedas, billetes de banco, etc.

OBS

ficticio: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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