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WINCHESTER DISK DRIVE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
  • Office Automation
DEF

A disc drive which uses one or more rigid discs, some or all of which are not removable.

OBS

Winchester drive: terminology used in the Public Service Commission's Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
  • Bureautique
DEF

Unité de disque portant un ou plusieurs disques rigides, dont certains ou la totalité ne sont pas amovibles.

Key term(s)
  • unité Winchester

Spanish

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

Dispositivo de almacenamiento (memoria) de acceso directo en el que no solamente los discos sino también el eje vertical, el mecanismo de acceso, y las cabezas de lectura/escritura están encerrados en un cartucho sellado para alcanzar un alto grado de densidad y confiabilidad.

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