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CLOUD COMPUTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thin client
1, record 1, English, thin%20client
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cloud computer 2, record 1, English, cloud%20computer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cloud computer. A computer specialized in "cloud computing." A cloud computer may refer to a server in the cloud (in a datacenter) or to a user's PC [personal computer] that obtains all of its applications and data from such a server. 2, record 1, English, - thin%20client
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- client léger
1, record 1, French, client%20l%C3%A9ger
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ordinateur nuagique 2, record 1, French, ordinateur%20nuagique
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un client léger est un ordinateur léger sans disque dur. Les clients légers sont gérés de manière centralisée. La mémoire, les applications et les données sont majoritairement stockées sur un serveur. 3, record 1, French, - client%20l%C3%A9ger
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ordinateur nuagique : proposition fondée sur le terme «infonuagique». 2, record 1, French, - client%20l%C3%A9ger
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Computadoras y calculadoras
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cliente ligero
1, record 1, Spanish, cliente%20ligero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cliente liviano 2, record 1, Spanish, cliente%20liviano
correct, masculine noun
- cliente delgado 3, record 1, Spanish, cliente%20delgado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un cliente ligero, o liviano, es una computadora carente de disco duro, lector de CD [disco compacto] y disquetera, en una arquitectura de red cliente-servidor. [...] Otras ventajas inherentes a los clientes ligeros es la centralización de la información, lo cual facilita la realización de copias de seguridad y evita que se guarden archivos que no sean del interés de la entidad [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - cliente%20ligero
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