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OPERATION TRANSLATION [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

An operation that moves information from one storage location or one storage medium to another, e.g. read, record, copy, transmit or exchange.

OBS

Transfer is sometimes taken to refer specifically to movement between different storage media.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
CONT

[...] Si à un instant donné, deux zones non contiguës de mémoire centrale sont disponibles, une opération de translation permet d'obtenir un espace mémoire plus grand, qui peut être nécessaire à l'exécution d'un autre programme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Operación que mueve la información de una posición o medio de almacenamiento a otra u otro; por ejemplo, lectura, registro, copia, transmisión o intercambio.

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