TERMIUM Plus®
The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.
N DISK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Taxo N disk
1, record 1, English, Taxo%20N%20disk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 1, English, - Taxo%20N%20disk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- disque N Taxo
1, record 1, French, disque%20N%20Taxo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - disque%20N%20Taxo
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- N disk
1, record 2, English, N%20disk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 2, English, - N%20disk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disque N
1, record 2, French, disque%20N
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 2, French, - disque%20N
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wavelength disk drive
1, record 3, English, wavelength%20disk%20drive
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- WDD 1, record 3, English, WDD
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wavelength disk drives(WDD)... address the inter-processor communication issues of distributed computing networks often referred to as grids or peer to peer computing. The inter-processor communications of such computing architectures in many cases in severely limited by the throughput performance of TCP(transmission protocol), as well as by classic "head of line" blocking problems and "N squared" interconnection issues when many processors try to communicate with each other at the same time. 1, record 3, English, - wavelength%20disk%20drive
Record 3, Key term(s)
- wavelength disc drive
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lecteur de longueur d'onde
1, record 3, French, lecteur%20de%20longueur%20d%27onde
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.
Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: