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OPERATION CYCLE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Cells (Electr.)
DEF

The discharge and subsequent recharge of the cell or battery to restore the initial conditions.

CONT

An operation cycle represents a cycle of a battery cell's operation from its full charge to no charge.

Key term(s)
  • cycle of operation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs (Électricité)
CONT

Suite à l’interdiction des nickel cadmium, les [piles] sont actuellement des Ni-Mh [accumulateurs au nickel-métal-hydrure], qui [...] ont un cycle de fonctionnement plus court : environ 400 charges et décharges, soit environ 2 ans.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acumuladores (Electricidad)
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Record 2 2004-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

That portion of a machine cycle during which the actual execution of an instruction takes place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Partie d'un cycle de traitement durant laquelle a lieu l'exécution réelle d'une instruction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Parte de un ciclo de máquina durante el cual sucede la ejecución real de la instrucción.

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Record 3 1981-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
OBS

Temps mis à l'accomplissement d'une suite d'éléments à l'intérieur d'une opération qui se déroule de manière répétitive et à une vitesse considérée comme normale.

Spanish

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