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second generation computer [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A computer generation of the late 1950s and early 1960s, characterized by small units that used solid-state transistor circuitry, and disks as well as tape for auxiliary storage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
CONT

ordinateurs de seconde génération (1958-1967) : ordinateurs à transistors.

Key term(s)
  • 2e génération d'ordinateurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclo de vida (Informática)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Computadora (ordenador) electrónico caracterizado por el uso de transistores como componentes básicos.

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