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OPTICAL DISK LIBRARY [1 record]

Record 1 2004-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
DEF

A functional unit that holds optical disks and is equipped with a mechanism for selecting and mounting them for read and write operations upon command from a computer.

OBS

Jukeboxes can handle hundreds of disks, but the jukebox may have anywhere from only one to eight optical drives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Unité fonctionnelle qui contient des disques optiques et est équipée d'un mécanisme destiné à les sélectionner et à les monter pour des opérations de lecture et d'écriture sous la commande d'un ordinateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
DEF

Dispositivo periférico, en donde se almacenan muchos discos ópticos (por lo general contenidos en cartucho), en las ranuras de un entrepaño de almacenamiento.

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