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USABLE MEMORY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- usable memory
1, record 1, English, usable%20memory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A calculated amount of the total physical memory minus hardware reserved memory. 2, record 1, English, - usable%20memory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mémoire utilisable
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20utilisable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Montant calculé de la mémoire physique totale, moins un matériel réservé. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20utilisable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- memoria utilizable
1, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20utilizable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cantidad de memoria física total menos memoria reservada por el hardware. 1, record 1, Spanish, - memoria%20utilizable
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Testing and Debugging
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crash recovery
1, record 2, English, crash%20recovery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crash recovery is the process by which the database is moved back to a consistent and usable state. This is done by rolling back incomplete transactions and completing committed transactions that were still in memory when the crash occurred... 2, record 2, English, - crash%20recovery
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crash recovery: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - crash%20recovery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Test et débogage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- retour à l'exploitation normale
1, record 2, French, retour%20%C3%A0%20l%27exploitation%20normale
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- retour à la normale 2, record 2, French, retour%20%C3%A0%20la%20normale
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
plan de retour à la normale : Étape finale du plan de secours, laquelle prévoit le retour à l'exploitation normale, dont la mise à exécution débute peu après le sinistre et qui comporte une phase de migration des traitements vers le centre permanent, ainsi qu'une phase de rattrapage des activités ayant été suspendues pendant toute la période de secours. 2, record 2, French, - retour%20%C3%A0%20l%27exploitation%20normale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(à la suite d'un incident). 3, record 2, French, - retour%20%C3%A0%20l%27exploitation%20normale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
retour à l'exploitation normale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - retour%20%C3%A0%20l%27exploitation%20normale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-08-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
- Computer Memories
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- upper memory block
1, record 3, English, upper%20memory%20block
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- UMB 2, record 3, English, UMB
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- block of upper memory 1, record 3, English, block%20of%20upper%20memory
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A section of memory in the High DOS area [the 384K address space between 640K and 1MB]. Some such blocks are used to store BIOS code, and some are free. 1, record 3, English, - upper%20memory%20block
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A memory manager lets you recover wasted address space in this region by converting unused areas into pockets of usable RAM called upper memory blocks, or UMBs. 1, record 3, English, - upper%20memory%20block
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bloc de la mémoire supérieure
1, record 3, French, bloc%20de%20la%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bloc de mémoire supérieure 1, record 3, French, bloc%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct
- bloc de zone de mémoire supérieure 3, record 3, French, bloc%20de%20zone%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bloc de mémoire vive se trouvant dans la zone système, entre 640ko et 1 024ko, également appelée mémoire supérieure du Dos; elle occupe les zones laissées libres par la mémoire vidéo et le Bios. 1, record 3, French, - bloc%20de%20la%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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