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MEMOIRE LENTE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A storage module or device whose access time is longer in relation to the speeds of arithmetic operations of the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer and more lengthy when compared to other faster access peripheral units.

Key term(s)
  • slow-access storage
  • slow-access memory
  • low access memory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Módem o dispositivo de almacenamiento con tiempo de acceso más lento, en relación a las velocidades de las operaciones aritméticas de la unidad central de procesamiento (CPU) de una computadora (ordenador) y más lento aún comparado a otras unidades periféricas de rápido acceso.

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