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HARDWARE CONTEXT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- through-life support
1, record 1, English, through%2Dlife%20support
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- through life support 2, record 1, English, through%20life%20support
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a military context, the term "Through Life Support, "among other definitions, is used to describe an arrangement between a service provider and a branch of the armed forces, where the responsibility, and risk, of operating an aircraft is delegated to the original system supplier or designated support partner. This trend sees defence moving away from acquiring a military system, the acquisition of a military capability. With the acquisition of the hardware comes a guarantee that the supplied product will meet a list of specific criteria, including, for example, pre-determined levels of dispatch reliability and availability. 3, record 1, English, - through%2Dlife%20support
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service de soutien sur la durée de vie
1, record 1, French, service%20de%20soutien%20sur%20la%20dur%C3%A9e%20de%20vie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alors que toute augmentation significative du budget d'équipement britannique paraît exclue dans le moyen terme, les activités de BAE [BAE Systems plc] vont se résumer de plus en plus à des «partenariats» avec le MoD [Ministry of Defence] en tant que fournisseur de services de soutien sur la durée de vie (through-life support) tel que défini par la «Defense Industrial Strategy (DIS)» publiée fin 2005. 1, record 1, French, - service%20de%20soutien%20sur%20la%20dur%C3%A9e%20de%20vie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- context switching
1, record 2, English, context%20switching
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- context-switching 2, record 2, English, context%2Dswitching
correct
- context swapping 3, record 2, English, context%20swapping
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interrupting the activity in progress and switching to another activity. Context switching occurs as one process after another is scheduled for execution. The operating system saves the interrupted process’ hardware context in its hardware process control block(PCB) using the Save Process Context instruction, loads another process’ hardware PCB into the hardware context using the Load Process Context instruction, scheduling that process for execution. 4, record 2, English, - context%20switching
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- changement de contexte
1, record 2, French, changement%20de%20contexte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- commutation d'environnement 2, record 2, French, commutation%20d%27environnement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- conmutación de contexto
1, record 2, Spanish, conmutaci%C3%B3n%20de%20contexto
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-08-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- process control block
1, record 3, English, process%20control%20block
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- PCB 1, record 3, English, PCB
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A data structure used to contain process context. The hardware PCB contains the hardware context. The software PCB contains the software context, which includes a pointer to the hardware PCB. 1, record 3, English, - process%20control%20block
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bloc de commande de processus
1, record 3, French, bloc%20de%20commande%20de%20processus
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bloc de commande automatique d'opérations industrielles en continu. 1, record 3, French, - bloc%20de%20commande%20de%20processus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-11-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Life Cycle (Informatics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hardware process control block
1, record 4, English, hardware%20process%20control%20block
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- hardware PCB 1, record 4, English, hardware%20PCB
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A data structure known to the processor that contains the hardware context when a process is not executing. A process's hardware PCB resides in its process header. 1, record 4, English, - hardware%20process%20control%20block
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology of Digital Equipment Corporation. 2, record 4, English, - hardware%20process%20control%20block
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cycle de vie (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- structure PCB 1, record 4, French, structure%20PCB
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1984-09-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- interrupt stack pointer
1, record 5, English, interrupt%20stack%20pointer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The stack pointer for the interrupt stack. Unlike the stack pointers for process context stacks, which are stored in the hardware PCB, the interrupt stack pointer is stored in an internal register. 1, record 5, English, - interrupt%20stack%20pointer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- indicateur de pile d'interruptions
1, record 5, French, indicateur%20de%20pile%20d%27interruptions
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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