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ANTEMEMOIRE EXTERNE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- external cache memory
1, record 1, English, external%20cache%20memory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- external cache 2, record 1, English, external%20cache
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cache memory or ... central processing unit (CPU) cache that is housed, placed or installed external to a computer processor. 3, record 1, English, - external%20cache%20memory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
External cache is implemented in several layers - all providing different speeds and capacity levels. For example, L2 [level 2] and L3 [level 3] caches are common examples or layers of external cache. A L2 cache is faster but has less storage capacity than a L3 cache. 3, record 1, English, - external%20cache%20memory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mémoire cache externe
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20cache%20externe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- antémémoire externe 2, record 1, French, ant%C3%A9m%C3%A9moire%20externe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mémoire cache [...] disposée à l'extérieur du processeur. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20cache%20externe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle est éventuellement extensible par ajout de barrettes mémoire. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20cache%20externe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- memoria caché externa
1, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20cach%C3%A9%20externa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En las computadoras personales de la segunda mitad de la década de 1990, el "back side bus" (BSB, literalmente "bus trasero", en contraposición al frontal o FSB) se refiere a la conexión entre un microprocesador y su memoria caché externa, en particular y comúnmente la de segundo nivel o L2 (en inglés, "level 2"). 1, record 1, Spanish, - memoria%20cach%C3%A9%20externa
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