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PERSONAL COMPUTING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- personal computing
1, record 1, English, personal%20computing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation involving relatively inexpensive microcomputers owned by their users and often used for not-for-profit, not-for-business purposes. 2, record 1, English, - personal%20computing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- privatique
1, record 1, French, privatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- informatique à domicile 1, record 1, French, informatique%20%C3%A0%20domicile
feminine noun
- informatique domestique 1, record 1, French, informatique%20domestique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
privatique : Néologisme proposé en 1978 par J. Bounine et B. Lussato pour désigner un ensemble de petites machines «efficaces et peu coûteuses» pouvant traiter et stocker l'information à partir de banques de données privées, sans être tributaires d'un réseau de télécommunications. 1, record 1, French, - privatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- computación personal
1, record 1, Spanish, computaci%C3%B3n%20personal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- personal computing
1, record 2, English, personal%20computing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- home computing 2, record 2, English, home%20computing
correct
- hobby computing 1, record 2, English, hobby%20computing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Computing on small, low cost microcomputers introduced during the mid-1970s, primarily for home entertainment purposes, but since expanded to include a wide variety of learning and processing functions as well. 2, record 2, English, - personal%20computing
Record 2, Key term(s)
- personal-computing business
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- informatique individuelle
1, record 2, French, informatique%20individuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pico-informatique 2, record 2, French, pico%2Dinformatique
correct, feminine noun
- informatique domestique 2, record 2, French, informatique%20domestique
correct, feminine noun
- informatique amateur 2, record 2, French, informatique%20amateur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «privatique». 2, record 2, French, - informatique%20individuelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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