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VOLATILE STORAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A storage device whose contents are lost when power is cut off.

OBS

volatile storage: term standardized by CSA and ISO.

Key term(s)
  • volatile store

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Mémoire dont le contenu est perdu quand l'alimentation électrique est coupée.

OBS

mémoire non rémanente; mémoire volatile : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Memoria que no retiene los datos almacenados cuando se interrumpe el suministro de energía eléctrica.

OBS

Contrasta con memoria estable (non-volatile memory).

OBS

Unidad de memoria en la que las señales que representan los datos se regeneran continuamente, con el fin de que la información pueda retenerse todo el tiempo que sea necesario. Cuando algún elemento nuevo de datos se carga, el circuito regenerativo es automáticamente interrumpido permitiéndose así el recubrimiento (borrado) de los datos originales.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
12.02.17 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

storage device whose contents are lost when power is cut off

OBS

volatile storage: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-12:1988].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
12.02.17 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

mémoire dont le contenu est perdu quand l'alimentation électrique est coupée

OBS

mémoire non rémanente : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-12:1988].

Spanish

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