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HARD CARD [10 records]

Record 1 2019-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A device on which mass-storage devices rely for access to a computer subsystem.

CONT

... a SCSI [small computer system interface] card or IDE [intelligent drive electronic] functionality on the motherboard is a mass-storage controller; the physical hard drive is a mass-storage device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
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Record 2 2014-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
CONT

A hard inquiry is made on your credit report whenever a business checks your credit report because you made an application for a credit card, loan, or other service. When you check your credit report, you’ll see both hard inquiries and soft inquiries. But it's only the hard inquiries that will impact your credit score.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Computer Memories
  • Photography
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
OBS

A trademark of IBM

CONT

... a miniature hard-disk drive developed by IBM and available in 1999, the microdrives are extremely small-sized hard disks that can fit in a Compact Card memory slot. Two drive capacities will be available, 170 MB(megabyte) and 340 MB, enabling digital cameras designed to use Compact Flash memory cards to gain large storage capabilities. This is particularly useful for camera models that are able to store uncompressed images, since these images require a large amount of storage.

Key term(s)
  • Microdrive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
  • Photographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
CONT

Si vous désirez plus de stockage, le petit Epson est compatible avec les Microdrives d'IBM, de petits disques durs de la même taille que les cartes Compact Flash avec des capacités de stockage de 340 Mo [...] ou de 1 Go [...]. Avec ça, oubliez la pellicule pour le reste de vos jours.

CONT

Plus petit qu'une boîte d'allumettes, le Microdrive 1Go d'IBM pèse moins de 30 g, peut contenir jusqu'à 1 000 photos haute résolution, 1 000 romans de 200 pages ou encore 18 heures de musique haute fidélité.

OBS

Marque de commerce d'IBM

Key term(s)
  • Microdrive

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

[A blotting] paper to which a coated book paper or card has been pasted to give on one side a smooth, hard surface suitable for printing and lithographing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

An expansion card containing a hard disk drive.

OBS

The hard card fits into an expansion slot instead of a disk drive bay. Hard cards are easy to install and often faster than conventional disk drives, but may have less storage capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
CONT

Les disques durs sont généralement inamovibles, comme le disque fixe qui est monté en permanence sur l'unité de disque (celle-ci étant souvent appelée disque dur). Toutefois, il existe certains modèles amovibles qui peuvent être déplacés d'un ordinateur à l'autre et des cartes disques durs qui s'installent dans un connecteur d'extension du micro-ordinateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

En una computadora (ordenador) personal, es una tarjeta de expansión que contiene una unidad de disco y que puede instalarse en una ranura de expansión.

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Record 6 2001-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A printed circuit board which interfaces disk storage hardware to the CPU of a computer.

Key term(s)
  • disc controller card
  • hard disc controller card

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
CONT

Cette carte mère principalement destinée aux serveurs comporte une carte contrôleur de disque dur SCSI ULtra2 intégrée à ses circuits.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Computer Hardware
CONT

IBM PC/XT compatible microcomputer with hard disk, tape backup and 3270 emulation card.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Appareil périphérique servant à sauvegarder sur bande magnétique, pour des raisons de sécurité, les données traitées par ordinateur dans un programme de longue haleine.

OBS

Il s'agit d'une cartouche qui peut se trouver à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur de l'ordinateur.

OBS

sauvegardeur à bande : néologisme.

Spanish

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

Dispositivo de almacenamiento secundario diseñado para respaldar a alta velocidad los datos contenidos en discos duros o en otros dispositivos.

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Record 8 2000-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
  • Radio Broadcasting
CONT

A compression limiter is not necessary, but very recommended if you are recording live audio to tape or to sound card samples. It is a separate piece much like an effects unit. It is used and connected usually directly in the path between instruments or microphones to your recording equipment. It auto adjusts the recording levels into your mixer or sound recording gear so that you cannot overload the record inputs. It also boosts the soft sounds so they do not get lost and hard to hear. It makes the soft strings or vocals audible as well as keeping those blazing guitars from over running the rest of your sounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Radiodiffusion

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
OBS

Many institutions and government agencies find that form type appraisal reports best meet their requirements.(...) The form report usually includes a hard paper inspection card on which are printed all the different items which could be found under the various categories of neighborhood data, types of construction, interior details including special fixtures, with adequate space left for comments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

Le formulaire (...) répond surtout aux besoins des institutions financières. Il a l'avantage, pour une telle entreprise, de permettre d'uniformiser les dossiers, ce qui facilite la consultation. On repère ainsi plus facilement des renseignements qui y sont classés en catégories (...) De plus, l'évaluateur peut écrire ses commentaires et consigner ses observations dans des espaces prévus à cette fin.

Spanish

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