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BI-DIRECTIONAL [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2012-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.70 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

capable of operating in either of two directions which are the opposite of each other

OBS

Example: A tag that can be read or written from either side is bi-directional.

OBS

bi-directional: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Informatics
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

Having to do with the ability to transmit data in either direction.

OBS

For example, a tag that can be read or written from either side is bidirectional.

OBS

bi-directional: term standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

Key term(s)
  • two way

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Informatique
  • Émission et réception radio
DEF

Se dit de ce qui est capable de transmettre de l'information dans les deux sens.

OBS

Par exemple, une étiquette qui peut être lue ou écrite des deux côtés est dite, bidirectionnelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Informática
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
DEF

[Dícese del] dispositivo que tiene la facultad de transmitir datos en las dos direcciones; es decir, el flujo de datos por un cable en cualquier sentido; por ejemplo, terminales bidireccionales.

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