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Record 1 2012-02-20

English

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

A computer operating system in which source programs and sometimes incoming data are stored on magnetic tape, rather than in the computer memory.

French

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

système d'exploitation : ensemble des programmes nécessaires à la marche de l'ordinateur, dans des conditions de composition de l'équipement et de fonctionnement données.

Spanish

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

Sistema operativo almacenado en la cinta, en lugar de la memoria principal o en un disco, mientras que la computadora (ordenador) se encuentra trabajando.

CONT

Los sistemas operativos de cintas se usan raramente hoy día pero al principio fueron una alternativa para muchas empresas que no podían permitirse el costo de un disco.

Key term(s)
  • sistema operativo de cinta
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