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DEMONIO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- daemon
1, record 1, English, daemon
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- demon 2, record 1, English, demon
correct, standardized
- daemon program 3, record 1, English, daemon%20program
correct
- Disk And Execution Monitor 4, record 1, English, Disk%20And%20Execution%20Monitor
correct
- electronic demon 5, record 1, English, electronic%20demon
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure that is invoked without being called explicitly whenever an alteration, an addition, a deletion, or another event occurs. 6, record 1, English, - daemon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
UUCP operates in batch mode; files are created in a spool directory for subsequent processing by a UUCP daemon program, thus eliminating the need for tying up a user port while the actual file takes place. 3, record 1, English, - daemon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
daemon, demon: terms and definitions standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]. 7, record 1, English, - daemon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
daemon: term formed with the capital letters in the expression Disk And Execution MONitor. 8, record 1, English, - daemon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- démon
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9mon
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- programme fantôme 2, record 1, French, programme%20fant%C3%B4me
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure déclenchée automatiquement lors de la détection d'une modification, d'un adjonction, d'une élimination ou d'un autre événement. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «démons» sont déclenchés dès que certaines conditions sont vérifiées. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
démon : terme et définition normalisés par ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale]. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
démon : dérivé du sens mythologique rationalisé ici pour former l'acronyme de Disk And Execution MONitor. 6, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- demonio
1, record 1, Spanish, demonio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En la programación de computadoras (ordenadores), es una sección de un programa o un programa autónomo que espera hasta que ocurra un evento determinado antes de ponerse en ejecución. 1, record 1, Spanish, - demonio
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- agent
1, record 2, English, agent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- demon 2, record 2, English, demon
correct
- daemon 3, record 2, English, daemon
correct
- monitor 4, record 2, English, monitor
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A separate, autonomous process that runs in parallel with other processes (demons) and may interact with them. The idea was introduced in 1959 by O. Selfridge in a model called Pandemonium, designed to perform automatic recognition of a hand-sent Morse Code by means of a large number of demons (detectors for particular properties of the input). The more evidence a demon accumulated for the unit it represented, the louder it would "shout" to other demons. 5, record 2, English, - agent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Demons are particularly common in AI programs. For example, a knowledge manipulation program might implement inference rules as demons. Whenever a new piece of knowledge was added, various demons would activate ... and would create additional pieces of knowledge by applying their respective inference rules to the original piece. 6, record 2, English, - agent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Agent: term used in AI to describe a program that is waiting for some situation to arise (e.g., information from a sensor in the system). As soon as that situation occurs, the program springs into action. An agent is also called a demon. 1, record 2, English, - agent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Demons provide Gist's mechanism for data-directed invocation of processes. A demon has a trigger and a response. The trigger is a predicate that triggers the demon's response whenever a state change induces a change in the value of the trigger predicate from false to true. 7, record 2, English, - agent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- démon
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9mon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure dont l'activation n'est pas déterminée par un appel explicite, mais par une modification, adjonction ou élimination, détectée dans une base de données. L'idée est utilisée en IA par Minsky 1982, Hewitt 1972, Charniak 1972, McDermott 1974. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Programme, ou partie de programme qui se déclenche automatiquement lorsque les conditions de l'activation sont réunies. Ainsi, chaque fois qu'une connaissance est modifiée, éliminée ou vient de s'ajouter à la base, différents démons y appliquent leurs propres règles d'inférence pour en créer de nouvelles connaissances. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un démon est une procédure qui surveille l'état des mémoires. [...] Un démon «réagit» spécifiquement et automatiquement dès qu'un événement le concernant se produit. Le mécanisme des démons est souvent comparé à un ensemble de réflexes. Les démons vont être particulièrement importants dans les systèmes de résolution de problème couplés à des systèmes évoluant dans le temps [...] 4, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'en-tête DÈS QUE correspond à une règle dont le déclenchement prendra effet aussitôt que la partie prémisse de la règle sera satisfaite, c'est la notion de démon, en langage d'acteurs [...] 5, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En EIAO, les démons sont des acteurs pédagogiques à activation conditionnelle. La notion est empruntée aux mathématiques, à la philosophie et à la thermodynamique. Utilisée en IA par des théoriciens comme Selfridge, Minsky, Hewitt, Charniak et McDermott. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- demonio
1, record 2, Spanish, demonio
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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