TERMIUM Plus®

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firmware [2 records]

Record 1 2024-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

An ordered set of instructions and associated data stored in a way that is functionally independent of main storage, usually in a ROM [read only memory].

OBS

firmware: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Ensemble ordonné d'instructions et de données enregistrées de façon fonctionnellement indépendante de la mémoire principale.

OBS

Exemple : Ensemble de microprogrammes enregistrés dans une mémoire morte.

OBS

micrologiciel : 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)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
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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)
01.01.09 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

ordered set of instructions and associated data stored in a way that is functionally independent of main storage, usually in a ROM

OBS

firmware: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
01.01.09 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

ensemble ordonné d'instructions et de données enregistrées de façon fonctionnellement indépendante de la mémoire principale

OBS

Exemple : Ensemble de microprogrammes enregistrés dans une mémoire morte.

OBS

micrologiciel : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

Spanish

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