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Record 1 2010-11-15

English

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

A storage device that reads and writes data on one or more hard disks.

OBS

hard disk: A "hard disk" is not the same as a "hard disk drive," but rather one of its essential components. The term "hard disk" is often erroneously used to designate the whole unit.

OBS

hard disk drive: term and definition standardized by CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • hard disc drive
  • hard disc

French

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

Unité de stockage permettant la lecture et l'écriture de données sur un ou plusieurs disques durs.

OBS

disque dur : Le «disque dur» fait partie intégrante du «lecteur de disque dur». Le terme «disque dur» est souvent utilisé à tort pour désigner l'unité dans son ensemble.

OBS

unité de disque dur : terme et définition normalisés par la CSA International.

Spanish

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

Dispositivo de almacenamiento masivo que lee y graba información en un disco magnético rígido, no extraíble, que está protegido de modo permanente en un alojamiento.

OBS

unidad de disco duro: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2010-10-15

English

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

A disk made of metal and covered with a magnetic recording surface.

OBS

hard disk: term standardized by ISO; term and definition standardized by CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • rigid disc
  • fixed disc
  • hard disc

French

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

Support de stockage mécanique de forme cylindrique formé de plaques métalliques rigides enduites d'un revêtement magnétique [...] qui stocke [les] informations.

OBS

disque dur; disque rigide : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA International.

Spanish

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

Disco magnético, no removible o intercambiable, de capacidad superior al "diskette".

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
12.01.38 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

fixed magnetic disk

OBS

hard disk: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-12:1988].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
12.01.38 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

disque magnétique fixe

OBS

disque rigide; disque dur : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-12:1988].

Spanish

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