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BALAI LECTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

An electrical apparatus for reading information from a punched card.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Sur un lecteur de cartes, pinceau de fils métalliques assurant, au travers des perforations d'une carte, un contact électrique avec un dispositif d'entraînement chargé électriquement.

OBS

Dans les lecteurs rapides, les balais de lecture sont de plus en plus remplacés par des cellules photo-électriques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

En las máquinas de tarjetas perforadas, órgano terminado por numerosas clavijas de alambre que, al pasar por las perforaciones de la tarjeta, establecen los contactos eléctricos merced a los cuales cada agujero puede ser descifrado.

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