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operable time [1 record]

Record 1 2012-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

The time during which a functional unit would yield correct results if it were operated. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

operable time;l uptime: terms standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Temps pendant lequel une unité fonctionnelle fournirait des résultats corrects si elle était exploitée. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

temps utilisable; temps exploitable : es normalisés par l'ISO; uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Lapso de tiempo durante el que una unidad funcional produciría resultados correctos, si estuviera trabajando.

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