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INVERTED FILE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A type of file organization that can be accessed by characteristic rather than by record key.

OBS

inverted file: term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Sorte de fichier qui permet une consultation par références croisées.

OBS

fichier à recoupement; fichier inversé : termes et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Fichero organizado con índices mantenidos sobre las características de datos.

OBS

Cuando varias características de datos se almacenan en un fichero invertido, se puede efectuar la comparación de combinaciones específicas en los índices, en lugar de tener que buscarlas en todos los registros del archivo.

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