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ALPHABETIC CHARACTER [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A graphic character that, when appearing alone or combined with others, represents one or more concepts of a written language, or one or more sound elements of a spoken language.

OBS

Diacritical marks used alone and punctuation marks are not considered to be letters.

OBS

"Character" is a broader term than "letter", and includes numbers and symbols.

OBS

letter: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA); designation standardized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

OBS

alphabetic character: designation standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Caractère graphique qui, employé seul ou combiné avec d'autres, représente une ou plusieurs notions d'un langage écrit ou un ou plusieurs éléments sonores d'un langage parlé.

OBS

Les signes diacritiques utilisés isolément ainsi que les signes de ponctuation ne sont pas considérés comme des lettres.

OBS

lettre : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale; désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Carácter gráfico que, cuando se usa por sí solo o combinado con otros, representa primordialmente, en un lenguaje escrito, uno o más conceptos o elementos de sonido de un lenguaje hablado.

OBS

Las letras no incluyen los signos diacríticos ni los signos de puntuación.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
04.03.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

graphic character that, when appearing alone or combined with others, represents one or more concepts of a written language, or one or more sound elements of a spoken language

OBS

Diacritical marks used alone and punctuation marks are not considered to be letters.

OBS

letter; alphabetic character: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
04.03.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

caractère graphique qui, employé seul ou combiné avec d'autres, représente une ou plusieurs notions d'un langage écrit ou un ou plusieurs éléments sonores d'un langage parlé

OBS

Les signes diacritiques utilisés isolément ainsi que les signes de ponctuation ne sont pas considérés comme des lettres.

OBS

lettre : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999].

Spanish

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