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Record 1 1997-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
DEF

A machine in which limited control of word length is possible, such as half-words or double-words and a machine whose word-length is optional at time of installation and henceforward fixed are not considered variable word-length machines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
DEF

Machine traitant des mots (voir machine caractère).

CONT

Le Mini 6/75 est, quant à lui, une machine à mots de 16 bits articulée autour d'un processeur général et d'un processeur d'instructions commerciales.

Spanish

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