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DISK UTILITY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- simultaneous peripheral operation online
1, record 1, English, simultaneous%20peripheral%20operation%20online
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spool 2, record 1, English, spool
correct, noun
- spooler 3, record 1, English, spooler
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A utility program, often included with an operating system, that routes printer commands to a file on disk or in random-access memory(RAM) rather than to the printer, and then doles out the printer commands when the CPU is idle. 4, record 1, English, - simultaneous%20peripheral%20operation%20online
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spool
1, record 1, French, spool
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- spoule 2, record 1, French, spoule
correct, masculine noun
- fichier de désynchronisation 2, record 1, French, fichier%20de%20d%C3%A9synchronisation
correct, masculine noun
- spooler 3, record 1, French, spooler
masculine noun
- spouleur 3, record 1, French, spouleur
masculine noun
- file d'attente 4, record 1, French, file%20d%27attente
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure consistant à transférer des données destinées à un périphérique comme une imprimante dans un emplacement de stockage provisoire dans l'attente de son traitement. 4, record 1, French, - spool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'impression peut être commandée à l'avance pour un seul document ou pour plusieurs (par exemple 8). Une telle suite est désignée sous le nom de «file d'attente». 4, record 1, French, - spool
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- funcionamiento periférico simultáneo
1, record 1, Spanish, funcionamiento%20perif%C3%A9rico%20simult%C3%A1neo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- memorización temporal 1, record 1, Spanish, memorizaci%C3%B3n%20temporal
feminine noun
- integrador de entrada/salida 1, record 1, Spanish, integrador%20de%20entrada%2Fsalida
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- utility disk
1, record 2, English, utility%20disk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disque utilitaire
1, record 2, French, disque%20utilitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-07-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- disk utility 1, record 3, English, disk%20utility
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- utilitaire de disque
1, record 3, French, utilitaire%20de%20disque
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- utilitaire pour disque 1, record 3, French, utilitaire%20pour%20disque
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que certains auteurs qualifient les termes « utilitaire » et « programme utilitaire » d'anglicismes, ces termes sont couramment employés même chez les meilleurs auteurs; d'ailleurs, « utilitaire » est répertorié au Grand Larousse Encyclopédique sans mention restrictive. 1, record 3, French, - utilitaire%20de%20disque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Lexique du SIGNET. 1, record 3, French, - utilitaire%20de%20disque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-05-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Smartdrive 1, record 4, English, Smartdrive
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Microsoft includes its HIMEN. SYS driver to manage extended memory, and Smartdrive a disk caching utility. 1, record 4, English, - Smartdrive
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- unité de disque intelligente
1, record 4, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20disque%20intelligente
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- unité intelligente 1, record 4, French, unit%C3%A9%20intelligente
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1990-11-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bad file 1, record 5, English, bad%20file
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Justification proposed by Intergraph : VAX/VMS-ANALYZE utility-will fix problems with files and directories on the disk, usually by removing bad files or placing good files in the SYSLOST directory. 1, record 5, English, - bad%20file
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fichier défectueux
1, record 5, French, fichier%20d%C3%A9fectueux
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-11-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- good file 1, record 6, English, good%20file
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Justification proposed by Intergraph : ANALYZE utility-this will fix problems on the disk by removing bad files or placing good files in the SYSLOST directory. 1, record 6, English, - good%20file
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fichier valable
1, record 6, French, fichier%20valable
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-07-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- park utility 1, record 7, English, park%20utility
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most manufacturers of PCs with hard disk(such as Olivetti and AST) supply a copy of the park utility on the system diskettes. 1, record 7, English, - park%20utility
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- utilitaire de protection de données
1, record 7, French, utilitaire%20de%20protection%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Utilitaire servant à protéger le disque rigide et ses données en cas de déplacement ou déménagement du système informatique. 1, record 7, French, - utilitaire%20de%20protection%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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