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memory capacity [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

The amount of data that can be retained in a storage device, measured in units of data.

OBS

1. A unit of data can be a binary character, a byte, a word, etc. 2. For registers, the term "register length" is used with the same meaning.

OBS

storage capacity; storage size: terms standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

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

Quantité de données pouvant être conservée dans une mémoire, exprimée en unités de données.

CONT

La taille mémoire disponible dans le système est calculée en cellules, chacune comprenant 16 octets.

OBS

1. Une unité de donnée peut être un bit, un multiplet, un mot, etc. 2. Pour les registres, on utilise plutôt, dans le même sens, le terme longueur de registre.

OBS

capacité de mémoire; taille de mémoire : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Número de elementos fundamentales de datos que pueden estar contenidos en un dispositivo de memoria.

OBS

Se expresa, por lo general, en términos de bytes o palabras de computadora (ordenador).

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.57 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

measure of the data expressed in bits or bytes, that can be stored in a transponder

OBS

The measure may relate simply to the bits that are accessible to the user or to the total assembly of bits, including data identifier and error control bits.

OBS

memory capacity: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A measure of the data, expressed in bits or bytes, that can be stored in a transponder.

OBS

The measure may relate simply to the bits that are accessible to the user or to the total assembly of bits, including data identifier and error control bits.

OBS

memory capacity: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection
DEF

Mesure de données exprimée en bits ou en octets, qui peuvent être stockées sur un transpondeur.

OBS

La mesure peut être associée aux bits qui sont accessibles à l'utilisateur ou au nombre total de bits, y compris les bits de l'identificateur de données et de traitement des erreurs.

Spanish

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