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MAGNETIC DISC STORAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A magnetic storage device in which data are stored by magnetic recording on the flat surfaces of one or more disks which, in use, rotate around a common spindle.

OBS

magnetic disk storage: designation and definition standardized by ISO and designation standardized by CSA.

Key term(s)
  • magnetic disc storage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Mémoire magnétique dans laquelle des données sont conservées par enregistrement magnétique sur les surfaces planes d'un ou plusieurs disques qui, en fonctionnement, tournent sur un axe commun.

OBS

mémoire à disques magnétiques : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et désignation normalisée par la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Almacenamiento magnético en el cual los datos son almacenados por grabación magnética sobre la superficie gruesa de uno o mas discos que están en uso, rotan alrededor de un eje común.

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