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CODE CONTROL UNIT [5 records]

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Record 1 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

The positioning of the typing on printers.

OBS

Upon receipt of a control code designated for a tabulation, the typing unit will automatically advance to the next present "tab" stop on the page which has been aligned with the beginning of a space, field, or line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
  • Éditique
DEF

Positionnement du papier dans une imprimante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ofimática
  • Publicación electrónica
DEF

Envío de la cabeza del impresor [...] a una posición de columna predeterminada en el papel [...]

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Record 2 2001-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Communications (Air Forces)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Radio Broadcasting
CONT

The complete system consists of the MSC 2001A voice cipher equipment, the interface unit, the code control unit and the key gun.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications aériennes (Forces aériennes)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Radiodiffusion

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
OBS

decoder : a circuit used to interpret a specific code : for example, a control unit has a decoder to interpret the OP CODE of a machine instruction in order to determine the operations needed to execute the instruction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
OBS

A preparatory code on a program tape to indicate a special function. The code sets up the control as a command for the machine control unit to execute various types of machine operations. The code consists of the letter G and two digits assigned to various functions, such as motion, delay, dimensional data coordinates, feed rates, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Systems Analysis (Information Processing)
OBS

The unit code of 000 indicates the self-test mode, and peripheral ignores the control code.

OBS

self-test: The ability of a device, such as a printer, to run through its entire instruction set and to test the internal circuitry to be sure it is working properly before proceeding with a specific task.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Analyse des systèmes informatiques

Spanish

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