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/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːfs/ /ˈpɛɹəɡɹæfs/

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noun

Paragraphe, alinéa

A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.

Examples :

"The essay was well-organized, with each of the three paragraphs focusing on a different argument. "

La dissertation était bien organisée, chacun des trois paragraphes se concentrant sur un argument différent.

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noun

Paragraphe, alinéa

A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

Examples :

"The old textbook used paragraphs in the margins to highlight important vocabulary words in each chapter. "

L'ancien manuel utilisait des paragraphes dans les marges pour mettre en évidence les mots de vocabulaire importants de chaque chapitre.

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noun

Décalage de 16 octets

An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

Examples :

"Debugging the old system revealed that the interrupt handler was miscalculating memory addresses, jumping forward only by single paragraphs instead of the intended larger segment. "

Le débogage de l'ancien système a révélé que le gestionnaire d'interruptions calculait mal les adresses mémoire, sautant en avant seulement de simples décalages au lieu du segment plus grand prévu.

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