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MEMOIRE MAGNETIQUE FIL [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A magnetic storage in which data are stored by magnetic recording in a film coated on the surface of wire. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

plated wire storage; plated wire store; magnetic wire storage: terms standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

Key term(s)
  • plated wire memory
  • plated-wire storage
  • plated-wire store

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Mémoire magnétique dans laquelle les données sont conservées par enregistrement magnétique dans une couche déposée sur la surface d'un fil. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

mémoire à fil : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

mémoire magnétique à fil : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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

Almacenamiento magnético en donde los datos se almacenan por el registro magnético sobre una película que recubre la superficie del alambre.

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