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MICROFLOPPY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Life Cycle (Informatics)
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floppy disk drive
1, record 1, English, floppy%20disk%20drive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FDD 1, record 1, English, FDD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- floppy-disk drive unit 2, record 1, English, floppy%2Ddisk%20drive%20unit
correct
- FDDU 2, record 1, English, FDDU
correct
- FDDU 2, record 1, English, FDDU
- floppy-disk drive 2, record 1, English, floppy%2Ddisk%20drive
correct
- FDD 2, record 1, English, FDD
correct
- FDD 2, record 1, English, FDD
- diskette drive unit 3, record 1, English, diskette%20drive%20unit
correct
- DDU 3, record 1, English, DDU
correct
- DDU 3, record 1, English, DDU
- diskette drive 4, record 1, English, diskette%20drive
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electromagnetic device that reads data from and writes data to floppy or microfloppy disks. 2, record 1, English, - floppy%20disk%20drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cycle de vie (Informatique)
- Périphériques (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lecteur de disquette
1, record 1, French, lecteur%20de%20disquette
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité de disquette 2, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20disquette
correct, feminine noun
- lecteur de disque souple 3, record 1, French, lecteur%20de%20disque%20souple
correct, masculine noun
- unité de disque souple 3, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20disque%20souple
correct, feminine noun
- tourne-disquette 4, record 1, French, tourne%2Ddisquette
masculine noun
- TD 4, record 1, French, TD
masculine noun
- TD 4, record 1, French, TD
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lecteur interne ou externe d'un PC dans lequel une disquette venant de l'extérieur peut être lue ou recevoir des enregistrements de données. 5, record 1, French, - lecteur%20de%20disquette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciclo de vida (Informática)
- Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad de disquete
1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20disquete
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- unidad de disco flexible 1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20disco%20flexible
feminine noun
- dispositivo de almacenamiento en disquetes 1, record 1, Spanish, dispositivo%20de%20almacenamiento%20en%20disquetes
masculine noun
- unidad de almacenamiento de disquete 1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20almacenamiento%20de%20disquete
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mecanismo utilizado para buscar, leer y escribir datos en los disquetes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20disquete
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-05-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- microfloppy drive
1, record 2, English, microfloppy%20drive
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Japanese completely dominate 3. 5-inch microfloppy drives... and are also major suppliers of CRT and video driver electronics but competition has been intense from South Korea and Taiwan. 1, record 2, English, - microfloppy%20drive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- unité de microdisquette
1, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20microdisquette
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- unité de microdisquettes 1, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20microdisquettes
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
par analogie à unité de disques. 2, record 2, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20microdisquette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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