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DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A technique used to move data directly between main storage and peripheral equipment without having to go through the processing unit.

OBS

direct memory access; DMA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the World Meteorological Organization; standardized by CSA International and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Technique permettant de déplacer des données directement entre la mémoire centrale et des périphériques, sans que l'unité centrale ait à les traiter.

OBS

accès direct en mémoire : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation météorologique mondiale; accès direct en mémoire : terme normalisé par la CSA International et l'ISO.

OBS

DMA : acronyme spécifique à RADARSAT accepté par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Método [que] consiste en una circuitería especializada o un microprocesador dedicado que transfiere datos de memoria a memoria sin utilizar el procesador principal.

OBS

acceso directo a la memoria; ADM: término, abreviatura y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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