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symmetrical I/O unit [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

In multiprocessing, a unit attached to two processors.

OBS

It appears as the same I/O unit to each processor, and can be accessed in the same manner by each processor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Key term(s)
  • unité d'entrée/sortie symétrique
  • unité symétrique d'entrée/sortie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

En el multiprocesamiento es una unidad conectada a dos procesadores.

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