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Record 1 2003-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Data Banks and Databases
DEF

A quantity of data too large to be contained in internal computer memory; usually stored in a mass storage device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banques et bases de données
DEF

Volume d'informations codées, très notablement supérieur à celui qui peut être mémorisé en une seule fois dans la mémoire principale d'un ordinateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bancos y bases de datos
DEF

Cantidad relativa de datos, por lo general, mayor de la que puede almacenarse de una vez en la unidad central de procesamiento de una computadora (ordenador).

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