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DUMP POINT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A point in a program, suitable for interrupting the execution of this program, at which a sequence of instructions is inserted to record the status and the results, to inspect them and to restart.

OBS

checkpoint: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Point d'un programme où l'on peut interrompre l'exécution du programme, et où l'on a inséré une séquence d'instructions pour enregistrer l'état et les résultats, les inspecter, et reprendre.

OBS

point de contrôle; point de reprise : termes normalisés par l'ISO and CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Instante durante una pasada de máquina en el que el procesamiento se interrumpe momentáneamente para hacer un registro magnético de la condición de todas las variables de la pasada de máquina como, por ejemplo, la posición de las cintas de entrada y salida y una copia de la memoria de trabajo, con el propósito de reiniciar el programa.

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Record 2 1997-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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