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unit record device [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Office Machinery
DEF

A device for handling Unit records, such as a punched card reader.

OBS

The term "unit record machine" is usually applied to devices that are electromechanical in design rather than devices controlled by a processor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Mécanographie
OBS

lecteur, perforateur de cartes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
  • Máquinas de oficina
DEF

Cualquiera de las diversas máquinas que ejecutan operaciones sobre las tarjetas (fichas) perforadas; por ejemplo, perforadoras, intercaladoras o clasificadoras.

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