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Record 1 2010-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A device for encoding signal samples.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Dispositivo que transpone o invierte una señal, siguiendo un algoritmo predeterminado, para hacerla ininteligible a todo receptor no equipado con un dispositivo descodificador adecuado.

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Record 2 2010-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Devices
OBS

Interval generator is a four-stage Johnson octal counter with a built-in code converter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
OBS

Équivalent fourni par un traducteur spécialiste en électronique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A functional unit that has a number of input lines such that not more than one at a time may carry a signal, and a number of output lines such that any number may carry signals, and such that the combination of output signals serves as a code to indicate which input line carries the signal.

OBS

encoder: term standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Unité fonctionnelle à plusieurs voies d'entrée et à plusieurs voies de sortie, dont une seule est actionnée par chaque combinaison des signaux appliqués aux voies de sortie, avec correspondance biunivoque entre ces combinaisons et les entrées.

OBS

codeur : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Dispositivo que convierte los datos datos a una forma codificada para su subsiguiente procesamiento.

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Record 4 2003-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A functional unit that changes the representation of data by using one code in place of another, or one coded character set in place of another.

OBS

code converter; transcoder : terms standardized by ISO and CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • code translator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Unité fonctionnelle destinée à changer la forme de la représentation des données en passant d'un code à un autre, ou d'un jeu de caractères codés à un autre.

OBS

convertisseur de code; transcodeur : termes normalisés par la CSA International et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Convertidor de datos que cambia la representación de éstos utilizando un código en lugar de otro, o un conjunto de caracteres codificados en lugar de otro.

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Record 5 2003-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Computer Memories
CONT

FISO technology uses a patented technique of performing analog sampling using standard semiconductor technology. Samples are stored as electric charge in each of the 10, 000 on-chip cells.... Once the analog sampling has finished, a slow speed, very accurate 9-bit A/D converter is used to convert the stored analog values into digital code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Proceso de computadora (ordenador) que selecciona, desde el procesador, señales de entrada híbridas e individuales convirtiéndolas en una forma binaria equivalente, y almacena los datos en la memoria.

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Record 6 1990-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Telephone Facilities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Installations (Téléphonie)

Spanish

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