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Record 1 2003-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

A function that allows terminals without attention keys to interrupt processing.

OBS

The terminal is queried periodically for a specified character string.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Función que permite que los terminales sin teclas de aviso puedan interrumpir el procesamiento.

OBS

A intervalos períodicos se hace un escrutinio del terminal en busca de una secuencia de caracteres especificada.

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