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Record 1 2012-08-24

English

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

An access method used to directly retrieve or update particular blocks of a data set on a direct access device.

OBS

Basic Direct Access Method, BDAM: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

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

Méthode d'accès qui permet d'interroger ou de mettre à jour des blocs de données d'une façon directe.

OBS

méthode d'accès direct de base : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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