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PROGRAM MODE [3 records]

Record 1 2013-03-01

English

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

State of operation of a computer wherein the control instructions and the privileged instructions are not being used.

OBS

user mode: term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

Key term(s)
  • program mode

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

État d'un ordinateur dans lequel les instructions de contrôle et les instructions privilégiées ne sont pas utilisées.

OBS

mode utilisateur; état utilisateur : termes et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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

Estado durante el cual la unidad de procesamiento no puede ejecutar las instrucciones de entrada/salida u otras instrucciones privilegiadas.

OBS

En dicho estado se detectan las interrupciones causadas durante la ejecución: instrucciones especiales, códigos inválidos, violación de memoria, desbordamiento, etc. El sistema operativo está a cargo del procesamiento de las interrupciones.

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Record 2 2011-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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