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HARD-WIRED MEMORY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- core-rope memory
1, record 1, English, core%2Drope%20memory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- core rope storage 2, record 1, English, core%20rope%20storage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Memory consisting of a large number of doughnut-shaped ferrite cores arranged on a common axis, with sense, inhibit, and set wires threaded through or around individual cores. 2, record 1, English, - core%2Drope%20memory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bootstrap/diagnostic memory is a hard-wired, core-rope, NDRO memory which contains 512 words with 32 data bits and 4 parity bits per word. 1, record 1, English, - core%2Drope%20memory
Record 1, Key term(s)
- core rope
- core-rope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mémoire à chaînes de tores
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20%C3%A0%20cha%C3%AEnes%20de%20tores
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- read-only memory
1, record 2, English, read%2Donly%20memory
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ROM 2, record 2, English, ROM
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- read only memory 3, record 2, English, read%20only%20memory
correct
- fixed storage 4, record 2, English, fixed%20storage
- fixed memory 4, record 2, English, fixed%20memory
- hard-wired memory 5, record 2, English, hard%2Dwired%20memory
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A storage device in which data, under normal conditions, can only be read. 6, record 2, English, - read%2Donly%20memory
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
read-only memory; ROM: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO. 7, record 2, English, - read%2Donly%20memory
Record 2, Key term(s)
- read-only storage
- read-only store
- read only store
- read only storage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mémoire morte
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9moire%20morte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- ROM 2, record 2, French, ROM
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mémoire fixe 3, record 2, French, m%C3%A9moire%20fixe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mémoire dans laquelle, dans des conditions normales d'exploitation, les données peuvent seulement être lues. 4, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20morte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mémoire morte; ROM : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO. 5, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20morte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- memoria solo de lectura
1, record 2, Spanish, memoria%20solo%20de%20lectura
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- memoria de solo lectura 1, record 2, Spanish, memoria%20de%20solo%20lectura
correct, feminine noun
- almacenamiento solo de lectura 1, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20solo%20de%20lectura
correct, masculine noun
- memoria de lectura solamente 2, record 2, Spanish, memoria%20de%20lectura%20solamente
correct, feminine noun
- ROM 2, record 2, Spanish, ROM
correct, feminine noun
- ROM 2, record 2, Spanish, ROM
- almacenamiento inalterable 3, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20inalterable
masculine noun
- almacenamiento fijo 1, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20fijo
masculine noun
- memoria inalterable 1, record 2, Spanish, memoria%20inalterable
feminine noun
- memoria fija 1, record 2, Spanish, memoria%20fija
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Memoria de contenido inalterable. 3, record 2, Spanish, - memoria%20solo%20de%20lectura
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
memoria de lectura solamente; ROM: término y abreviatura extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, Spanish, - memoria%20solo%20de%20lectura
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