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Record 1 2002-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Operating Systems (Software)
OBS

start-stop: describing a system in which each code combination is preceded by a start signal, which prepares the receive mechanism, and is followed by a stop signal, which prepares for reception of the next character.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Temps nécessaire à l'arrêt et au démarrage de la bande magnétique lors d'opérations d'écriture ou de lecture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Tiempo que transcurre entre la interpretación de una instrucción en cinta magnética, la transferencia a memoria de la información contenida en la cinta, la lectura o escritura de un registro sobre la cinta y el instante en que ésta se detiene.

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