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Record 1 2004-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

[A] microcomputer that is small enough to fit on the top of a desk.

OBS

These units are as powerful as units that filled rooms only a few years ago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Ordinateur de petite taille travaillant en mono-programmation ou en mode autonome.

OBS

Cet appareil n'est pas destiné à être transporté (par opposition à l'ordinateur portable ou portatif).

OBS

Ces petits ordinateurs ont la puissance qu'avaient, autrefois, les gros ordinateurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Computadora autónoma, que puede ser portátil y que por lo general, consiste de una unidad de sistema, una pantalla de visualización, un teclado, una o varias unidades de disquetes, un disco fijo rígido de almacenamiento interno y una impresora opcional.

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