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HARDWARE LOCKOUT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
DEF

A means, normally an electrical switch, whereby the transfer of data or programs to a peripheral device or, less frequently, an area of the memory, is physically inhibited.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
DEF

Moyen physique, ordinairement un interrupteur, par lequel le transfert de données ou de programmes vers une unité périphérique ou, plus exceptionnellement, vers une zone de la mémoire, est rendu impossible.

OBS

interdiction par construction : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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