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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
12.02.21 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

amount of data that can be contained in a storage device, measured in units of data

OBS

A unit of data can be a binary character, a byte, a word, etc.

OBS

For registers, the term register length is used with the same meaning.

OBS

storage capacity; storage size: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-12:1988].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
12.02.21 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

quantité de données pouvant être contenue dans une mémoire, exprimée en unités de données

OBS

Une unité de données peut être un bit, un multiplet, un mot, etc.

OBS

Pour les registres, on utilise plutôt, dans le même sens, le terme longueur de registre.

OBS

capacité de mémoire; taille de mémoire : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-12:1988].

Spanish

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