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Record 1 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

Programming by means of two magnetic tape units for multiple reel files and by switching automatically between the two units until the complete file is processed.

Key term(s)
  • ping-pong technique
  • ping-pong programming
  • ping pong

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Phénomène de renvoi d'un paquet donné entre deux commutateurs interconnectés A et B dès que ce paquet est reçu par l'un des commutateurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Técnica de programación para el procesamiento de archivos (ficheros) de cintas (carretes) múltiples, en la que se emplean dos unidades de cinta magnética, conmutando o alternando la utilización de una a otra, hasta que se procesan todos los registros, y montando alternativamente en ambas unidades las sucesivas cintas (carretes).

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