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MAGNETIC TAPE READER [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

magnetic tape reader: an item in the "Data Processing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

lecteur de bande magnétique : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de traitement des données» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A computer device able to sense information recorded on a magnetic tape in the form of a series of magnetized spots.

Key term(s)
  • magnetic reader

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Périphérique comprenant une tête de lecture qui transforme en impulsions les signaux enregistrés sur bande magnétique.

Spanish

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

Unidad integrada por, una cabeza de lectura, un mecanismo de movimiento de cinta y los correspondientes circuitos eléctricos, que detecta los datos registrados en forma de secuencia de puntos magnéticos sobre una cinta magnética.

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