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Record 1 1999-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

Hardware whose behaviour is controlled by the main processor and which could be set up to perform a specific task (image-processing, pattern-matching, etc.). Once the task is done, the hardware could be rejigged to do something else.

CONT

Soft hardware can rewire itself to perform different functions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Matériel dont on peut modifier la configuration à partir d'un terminal utilisateur, en isolant les éléments à réparer ou à modifier et en faisant fonctionner les autres éléments qui sont en état de marche.

Spanish

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