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simultaneous computer [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A computer containing separate units that may each perform a portion of an entire computation concurrently, the units being interconnected in a way determined by the computation; at different times in a run, a given interconnection carries signals representing different values of the same variable. Example: A differential analyser. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

simultaneous computer: term standardized by ISO and CSA and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Ordinateur comprenant des unités distinctes pouvant effectuer simultanément les différentes parties d'un même calcul; la structure du calcul détermine l'interconnexion des unités de l'ordinateur, une même connexion transmet un signal représentant, aux différents instants de l'exécution d'un même calcul, les valeurs successives de la même variable. Exemple : Un analyseur différentiel. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

ordinateur simultané : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

OBS

calculateur simultané : terme normalisé par l'ISO, la CSA et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Computadora (ordenador) equipada con una unidad que le facilita simultaneidad de operaciones.

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