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Record 1 2004-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A device that interprets magnetic ink characters and translates them to digital information which can be understood by a computer; also sorts the original document based on the unique symbols.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Manipulador de documentos que permite tanto la lectura de documentos codificados con caracteres en tinta magnética, como la clasificación de dichos documentos por dígitos seleccionados en la unidad de la consola (fuera de línea) o por el programa de la computadora (en línea).

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