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DISC STORAGE DRIVE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A peripheral device with read/write heads and associated electronics that can store and retrieve data from rotating disks.

OBS

A system which has two discs on-line will have two disc drives.

OBS

disk drive; disk unit: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • magnetic disc drive
  • disc unit
  • disc storage drive
  • disc drive

French

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

Périphérique muni de têtes de lecture-écriture et de circuits électroniques associés, permettant de stocker des données sur des disques rotatifs et de les restituer.

OBS

unité de disque; lecteur; lecteur de disque : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclo de vida (Informática)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Dispositivo periférico con cabezas de lectura/escritura diseñado para almacenar y recuperar información de discos magnéticos, ya sea de un solo disco, una pila de discos o un cargador de discos.

OBS

unidad de discos: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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