TERMIUM Plus®
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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- direct access
1, record 1, English, direct%20access
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- random access 1, record 1, English, random%20access
avoid, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
capability to obtain data from a storage device, or to enter data into a storage device, in a sequence independent from their relative position, by means of addresses indicating the physical position of the data 1, record 1, English, - direct%20access
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
direct access; random access: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-12:1988]. 2, record 1, English, - direct%20access
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accès direct
1, record 1, French, acc%C3%A8s%20direct
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- accès sélectif 1, record 1, French, acc%C3%A8s%20s%C3%A9lectif
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
dans une mémoire, mode de rangement ou d'extraction de données, s'effectuant dans un ordre indépendant de leur position relative, au moyen d'adresses repérant leur emplacement physique 1, record 1, French, - acc%C3%A8s%20direct
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
accès direct; accès sélectif : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-12:1988]. 2, record 1, French, - acc%C3%A8s%20direct
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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