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TIME-SHARED TERMINAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
OBS

time sharing: A method of operation in which the power and cost of a computer or communications facility is shared by several users for different purposes at (effectively) the same time.

OBS

The one type of device essential and somewhat unique to the timesharing environment is the terminal, which today typically consists of a typewriter-like device such as a teletype or IBM "golf-ball" typewriter with appropriate electronics to connect the device to a telephone line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Terminal d'ordinateur travaillant en temps partagé.

OBS

temps partagé : technique préconisée pour effectuer le partage du temps d'un ordinateur entre plusieurs tâches.

Spanish

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