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PERIPHERAL CONTROL UNIT [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

peripheral control unit: an item in the "Data Processing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

contrôleur d'entrée-sortie : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de traitement des données» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A functional unit that controls one or more input/output channels.

OBS

controller; input/output controller; input-output controller; IOC: terms and abbreviation standardized by ISO and CSA.

Key term(s)
  • I/O controller
  • peripheral control unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Unité fonctionnelle qui commande un ou plusieurs canaux d'entrée-sortie.

OBS

contrôleur d'entrée-sortie; contrôleur de périphériques : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Dispositivo de control electrónico que permite acoplar un circuito de entrada/salida a la unidad central de una computadora (ordenador).

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