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PARALLEL TASK [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- task graph
1, record 1, English, task%20graph
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A task graph is an intuitive way to represent the execution of parallel processes in many modern computing platforms. 2, record 1, English, - task%20graph
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- graphe de tâches
1, record 1, French, graphe%20de%20t%C3%A2ches
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le contexte de la programmation parallèle, une application est généralement modélisée [au moyen d'un] graphe de tâches dont les nœuds représentent les tâches à exécuter et les arcs représentent les contraintes de [préséance] entre tâches. 2, record 1, French, - graphe%20de%20t%C3%A2ches
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grafo de tareas 1, record 1, Spanish, grafo%20de%20tareas
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Con respecto a la definición del grafo de tareas, [...] se desarrollan dos técnicas basadas en la paralelización/replicación de tareas y que minimizan la sobrecarga de las comunicaciones. 1, record 1, Spanish, - grafo%20de%20tareas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rendez-vous
1, record 2, English, rendez%2Dvous
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The interaction that occurs between two parallel tasks when one task has called an entry of the other task, and a corresponding accept statement is being executed by the other task on behalf of the calling task. 2, record 2, English, - rendez%2Dvous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rendez-vous: STD-IEEE (term and definition). 2, record 2, English, - rendez%2Dvous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rendez-vous
1, record 2, French, rendez%2Dvous
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interaction qui se produit entre deux tâches parallèles lorsqu'un tâche appelle une valeur de l'autre tâche et qu'une instruction d'acceptation correspondante est exécutée par celle-ci au profit de la première. 2, record 2, French, - rendez%2Dvous
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- orbital replacement unit/tool changeout mechanism
1, record 3, English, orbital%20replacement%20unit%2Ftool%20changeout%20mechanism
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- OTCM 1, record 3, English, OTCM
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- orbital replacement unit (ORU) tool changeout mechanism 2, record 3, English, orbital%20replacement%20unit%20%28ORU%29%20tool%20changeout%20mechanism
correct
- OTCM 3, record 3, English, OTCM
correct
- OTCM 3, record 3, English, OTCM
- URO-tool changeout mechanism 4, record 3, English, URO%2Dtool%20changeout%20mechanism
correct
- OTCM 5, record 3, English, OTCM
correct
- OTCM 5, record 3, English, OTCM
- orbital replaceable unit tool changeout mechanism 3, record 3, English, orbital%20replaceable%20unit%20tool%20changeout%20mechanism
- orbital tool changeout mechanism 6, record 3, English, orbital%20tool%20changeout%20mechanism
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dextre [Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator] is designed so that only one arm can move at a time in order to avoid self-collision, achieve greater stability and maintain operational similarity with Canadarm2. The greater stability is provided by the immobile arm, which is first commanded to anchor Dextre to an ISS [International Space Station] stabilization point. At the tip of each arm, we find a "hand", known technically as the Orbital Replacement Unit/Tool Changeout Mechanism(OTCM). The OTCM consists of a set of parallel retractable jaws, which serve to grip payloads and tools. Each OTCM is also equipped with a retractable motorized socket wrench to mate and demate mechanisms on-orbit, as well as lights and a black and white camera. Dextre lower body is equipped with a pair of pan/tilt colour cameras that allow astronauts aboard the ISS, and engineers on the ground, to monitor the task, which is out of direct eyesight. 1, record 3, English, - orbital%20replacement%20unit%2Ftool%20changeout%20mechanism
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orbital replacement unit/tool changeout mechanism; OTCM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 7, record 3, English, - orbital%20replacement%20unit%2Ftool%20changeout%20mechanism
Record 3, Key term(s)
- unit/tool changeout mechanism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- changeur d'outils et d'unités remplaçables sur orbite
1, record 3, French, changeur%20d%27outils%20et%20d%27unit%C3%A9s%20rempla%C3%A7ables%20sur%20orbite
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- OTCM 1, record 3, French, OTCM
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- changeur d'outil et d'URO 2, record 3, French, changeur%20d%27outil%20et%20d%27URO
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dextre [Manipulateur Agile Spécialisé] ne peut toutefois bouger qu'un bras à la fois afin d'éviter les autocollisions, d'assurer une plus grande stabilité et de conserver une similarité opérationnelle avec le Canadarm2. Sa grande stabilité lui vient du bras immobile qui est commandé pour ancrer Dextre à un point de stabilisation sur la Station spatiale internationale dès le début des activités. Au bout de chaque bras se trouve une «main», que l'on désigne techniquement par changeur d'outils et d'unités remplaçables sur orbite (OTCM). L'OTCM comprend un ensemble de mâchoires parallèles rétractables servant à la préhension de charges utiles et d'outils. Outre des lampes et une caméra noir et blanc, il est également équipé d'une clé à douilles motorisée et rétractable pour accoupler et désaccoupler des mécanismes sur orbite. La partie inférieure de Dextre est dotée d'une paire de caméras panoramiques basculantes couleur qui permettent aux astronautes de la Station et aux ingénieurs au sol de surveiller l'exécution d'une tâche qui ne se trouve pas directement dans leur champ de vision. 1, record 3, French, - changeur%20d%27outils%20et%20d%27unit%C3%A9s%20rempla%C3%A7ables%20sur%20orbite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
changeur d'outils et d'unités remplaçables sur orbite; changeur d'outil et d'URO; OTCM : termes et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 3, record 3, French, - changeur%20d%27outils%20et%20d%27unit%C3%A9s%20rempla%C3%A7ables%20sur%20orbite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-02-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- actor
1, record 4, English, actor
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An entity that fills a thematic role in a script (agent, co-agent, etc.). 2, record 4, English, - actor
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The essential idea of the Pandemonium model(Selfridge)-namely to distribute an information processing task to a large number of communicating parallel processors, lives on today in a number of different guises. One class of models that bears some relation to Pandemonium are models like Hewitt's actor model, in which separate, autonomous actors communicate via messages of arbitrary complexity and carry out arbitrary computations on these messages. 3, record 4, English, - actor
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO and CSA. 4, record 4, English, - actor
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- acteur
1, record 4, French, acteur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Objet autonome, défini par un certain nombre d'attributs (ce que cet acteur est capable de faire) et ses propres données (définissant à tout moment son état). 2, record 4, French, - acteur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la différence des tâches qui sont créées par filiation, les acteurs sont décentralisés et communiquent au moyen de messages. L'acteur en mesure de répondre à un message l'accepte et renvoie le résultat à la communauté des acteurs, d'où il est récupéré par l'acteur d'origine. 3, record 4, French, - acteur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
acteur de filtre, acteur d'entrée, acteur de sortie. 3, record 4, French, - acteur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Notion introduite par Carl E. Hewitt pour généraliser le concept informatique de tâche. 3, record 4, French, - acteur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 4, record 4, French, - acteur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-11-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- task unit
1, record 5, English, task%20unit
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The basic unit for defining a task whose sequence of actions may be executed in parallel with those of other tasks. 1, record 5, English, - task%20unit
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- unité tâche
1, record 5, French, unit%C3%A9%20t%C3%A2che
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En Ada, l'unité de base pour définir une tâche dont la suite d'actions peut être exécutée en parallèle avec d'autres tâches. 1, record 5, French, - unit%C3%A9%20t%C3%A2che
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-11-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- parallel task
1, record 6, English, parallel%20task
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tâche parallèle
1, record 6, French, t%C3%A2che%20parall%C3%A8le
correct, feminine 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 1979-07-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- loading device
1, record 7, English, loading%20device
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- oven loader 2, record 7, English, oven%20loader
correct
- loader 2, record 7, English, loader
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ovens can, of course, be hand loaded with pans or straps. This arduous task is accomplished by mechanical means in nearly all large volume shops, however. The principle of operation of loading devices is relatively simple. Pans move over roller conveyors form the final steam proofer to a point in front of the relatively oven loading door. Their momentum carries them onto a series of rollers at right angles to the previous conveyor and parallel to the oven door. When a series of pans the width of the tray or hearth has collected, they are pushed into the oven. A retractable metal bar prevents additional pans from coming onto the loading platform while the pusher bar is operating. 1, record 7, English, - loading%20device
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- système d'enfournement
1, record 7, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27enfournement
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- dispositif d'enfournement 2, record 7, French, dispositif%20d%27enfournement
correct
- enfourneur 2, record 7, French, enfourneur
correct
- enfourneuse 3, record 7, French, enfourneuse
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce four est équipé d'un système d'enfournement automatique par cadres "mobil-couche". 1, record 7, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27enfournement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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