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Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- main storage
1, record 1, English, main%20storage
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- main memory 2, record 1, English, main%20memory
correct, standardized
- primary storage 3, record 1, English, primary%20storage
correct
- primary store 3, record 1, English, primary%20store
correct
- physical memory 4, record 1, English, physical%20memory
correct
- central memory 5, record 1, English, central%20memory
- main store 6, record 1, English, main%20store
Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Program-addressable storage from which instructions and other data can be loaded directly into registers for subsequent execution or processing. 7, record 1, English, - main%20storage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In large computing systems, the term "main storage" is preferred to "memory". 8, record 1, English, - main%20storage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In calculators, microcomputers and some minicomputers, the term "memory" is preferred to "main storage". 3, record 1, English, - main%20storage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
main storage; main memory: terms standardized by CSA and ISO. 3, record 1, English, - main%20storage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mémoire principale
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20principale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mémoire centrale 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20centrale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- mémoire physique 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20physique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mémoire interne dans laquelle des instructions et d'autres données doivent être chargées pour exécution ou traitement ultérieurs. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20principale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mémoire centrale; mémoire principale : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20principale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- memoria central
1, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20central
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- almacenamiento principal 2, record 1, Spanish, almacenamiento%20principal
correct, masculine noun
- memoria principal 2, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20principal
correct, feminine noun
- memoria central de la máquina 2, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20central%20de%20la%20m%C3%A1quina
correct, feminine noun
- memoria principal de la máquina 3, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20principal%20de%20la%20m%C3%A1quina
correct, feminine noun
- almacenamiento primario 2, record 1, Spanish, almacenamiento%20primario
correct, masculine noun
- memoria primaria 2, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20primaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] unidad de almacenamiento interno fundamental y, por lo general, el dispositivo de almacenamiento más rápido de una computadora (ordenador) y donde se ejecutan las instrucciones. 3, record 1, Spanish, - memoria%20central
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrasta con almacenamiento auxiliar (auxiliary storage). 3, record 1, Spanish, - memoria%20central
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Su capacidad representa uno de los índices de la potencia de un ordenador. 4, record 1, Spanish, - memoria%20central
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