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PUNCHED CARD READER [1 record]

Record 1 2015-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

An input unit that reads or senses the holes in a punched card, transforming the data from the hole patterns to electric signals.

OBS

card reader: term and definition standardized by ISO; term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Organe d'entrée qui lit ou détecte les trous d'une carte perforée et transforme en signaux électriques les configurations de trous représentant les données.

OBS

lecteur de cartes : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO; terme normalisé par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Dispositivo que lee o siente las perforaciones hechas en las tarjetas (fichas), transformando los datos desde patrones de perforaciones a pulsos eléctricos para ser usados como entrada por otro dispositivo, generalmente una computadora (ordenador) digital.

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