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ASYNCHRONOUS COMPUTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A computer in which each event or the performance of each operation starts as a result of a signal generated by the completion of the previous event or operation, or on the availability of the parts of the computer required for the next event or operation. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

asynchronous computer: term standardized by ISO and CSA and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Ordinateur dans lequel l'instant initial de chaque événement ou élément d'opération est déterminé par un signal déclenché à la fin de l'opération ou de l'élément précédent, ou par la disponibilité des unités de l'ordinateur nécessaires à l"exécution de l'opération ou de l'élément suivant. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

ordinateur asynchrone; ordinateur arythmique : termes uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

OBS

calculateur asynchrone; calculateur arythmique : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Computadora (ordenador) cuya forma de funcionamiento requiere, que una operación no dé comienzo hasta que haya terminado la señal indicativa de la operación precedente, o que la parte de la computadora (ordenador) necesaria para la operación siguiente haya quedado libre.

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