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HALF-HEIGHT DRIVE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- half-height drive 1, record 1, English, half%2Dheight%20drive
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disc unit approximately four centimetres high, which is more or less equivalent to half the height that previous units occupied. 1, record 1, English, - half%2Dheight%20drive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-height drive : term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, English, - half%2Dheight%20drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de demi-hauteur
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20demi%2Dhauteur
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité demi-hauteur 1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20demi%2Dhauteur
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité dont la hauteur est de quatre centimètres environ, ce qui équivaut, plus ou moins à la moitié de la hauteur qu'occupaient les unités utilisées par le passé. 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20demi%2Dhauteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20demi%2Dhauteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Computadoras y calculadoras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad de media altura
1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20media%20altura
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- unidad de mitad de tamaño 2, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20mitad%20de%20tama%C3%B1o
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de discos cuya altura es aproximadamente de cuatro centímetros, lo que equivale más o menos a la mitad de la altura que ocupaban las unidades que se utilizaban anteriormente. 3, record 1, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20media%20altura
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unidad de media altura: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20media%20altura
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- half-height diskette drive 1, record 2, English, half%2Dheight%20diskette%20drive
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- unité de disquettes compacte
1, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20disquettes%20compacte
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- unité de disquettes demi-hauteur 1, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20disquettes%20demi%2Dhauteur
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-01-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- half-height diskette drive bay 1, record 3, English, half%2Dheight%20diskette%20drive%20bay
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- logement pour unité de disquettes compacte
1, record 3, French, logement%20pour%20unit%C3%A9%20de%20disquettes%20compacte
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- logement pour unité de disquettes demi-hauteur 1, record 3, French, logement%20pour%20unit%C3%A9%20de%20disquettes%20demi%2Dhauteur
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-05-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- half-height floppy disc drive
1, record 4, English, half%2Dheight%20floppy%20disc%20drive
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A design that allows a floppy disc drive to displace approximately one half the physical space required by a traditional floppy disc drive. 1, record 4, English, - half%2Dheight%20floppy%20disc%20drive
Record 4, Key term(s)
- half-height floppy disk drive
- half-height flexible disc drive
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Périphériques (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- unité disquette mi-hauteur
1, record 4, French, unit%C3%A9%20disquette%20mi%2Dhauteur
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Unité à disque souple 2, record 4, French, - unit%C3%A9%20disquette%20mi%2Dhauteur
Record 4, Key term(s)
- unité disque souple mi-hauteur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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