TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Mechanics (Physics)
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique générale (Physique)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
DEF

The time required for a moving medium to stop moving, from the instant at which the stopping action is initiated until the instant at which the medium stops; for example, the time required for a moving magnetic tape to come to a halt or the time required for a drum or disk to stop from the time the driving torque is removed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
DEF

Temps compris entre le déclenchement de l'arrêt de la rotation d'une bande et son arrêt.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
  • Ciclo de vida (Informática)
DEF

Período de tiempo transcurrido entre la terminación de una lectura o escritura de un registro en una cinta, y el momento en que la cinta deja de moverse.

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