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HANDS-ON CONTROL [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

A mode of operation of a system in which an operator is in control. The operator literally has hands on a keyboard and other switches to control the processes to be carried out by the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
OBS

L'opérateur a les mains sur le clavier et d'autres commutateurs afin de contrôler les processus qui doivent être exécutés par le système.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
OBS

Referente a un sistema o programa, en los que algunas fases de las tareas, están bajo el control del operador de la computadora (ordenador) desde la consola (pupitre) de mandos.

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