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Re: The history of the word 'format' in 754...



> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:58:34 +0200
> From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: P-1788 <stds-1788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: The history of the word 'format' in 754...
> 
> On 2010-10-20 01:26:05 -0500, Nate Hayes wrote:
> > I'm ok with your suggestion that "datatype" should be Level 2 and
> > "encoding" should be Level 3.
> 
> I would say "representation" for Level 3 and "encoding" for Level 4.
> This is what Motion 2 says.
> 
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	You're right of course.
	I goofed up.
	That's what always comes of
	spending too much time on
	the details of table 3.1. :-)

	So...
	Level 2 - datatype
	Level 3 - representation
	Level 4 - encoding

	Sound reasonable?


		   Dan