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SEQUENTIAL CIRCUIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Electronic Circuits Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sequential circuit
1, record 1, English, sequential%20circuit
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A logic device whose output values, at any given instant, depend upon the input values and the internal state at that instant, and whose internal state depends upon the immediately preceding input values and the preceding internal state. 2, record 1, English, - sequential%20circuit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sequential circuit can assume a finite number of internal states and may therefore be regarded, from an abstract point of view, as a finite automaton. 3, record 1, English, - sequential%20circuit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sequential circuit: term standardized by CSA and ISO. 4, record 1, English, - sequential%20circuit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- circuit séquentiel
1, record 1, French, circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif logique dont les valeurs de sortie à un instant donné dépendent des valeurs d'entrée et de l'état interne du dispositif à cet instant, et dont l'état interne dépend des valeurs d'entrée à l'instant précédent et de l'état interne précédent. 2, record 1, French, - circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un circuit séquentiel peut prendre un nombre fini d'états internes et peut être considéré, d'un point de vue abstrait, comme un automate fini. 2, record 1, French, - circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
circuit séquentiel : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
- Tecnología de los circuitos electrónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- circuito secuencial
1, record 1, Spanish, circuito%20secuencial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circuito lógico con memoria. 2, record 1, Spanish, - circuito%20secuencial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El circuito secuencial puede tomar un número finito de estados internos y, por lo tanto, puede considerarse abstractamente como un autómata finito. 2, record 1, Spanish, - circuito%20secuencial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Este término se halla contrapuesto a circuito combinacional (combinational circuit) o circuito lógico sin memoria. 2, record 1, Spanish, - circuito%20secuencial
Record 2 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sequential circuit
1, record 2, English, sequential%20circuit
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
logic device whose output values, at a given instant, depend upon its input values and the internal state at that instant, and whose internal state depends upon the immediately preceding input values and the preceding internal state 1, record 2, English, - sequential%20circuit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A sequential circuit can assume a finite number of internal states and may therefore be regarded, from an abstract point of view, as a finite automaton. 1, record 2, English, - sequential%20circuit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sequential circuit: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-3:1987]. 2, record 2, English, - sequential%20circuit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- circuit séquentiel
1, record 2, French, circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
dispositif logique dont les valeurs de sortie à un instant donné dépendent des valeurs d'entrée et de l'état interne du dispositif à cet instant, et dont l'état interne à un instant donné dépend de l'état interne précédent et des valeurs d'entrée à l'instant précédent 1, record 2, French, - circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un circuit séquentiel peut prendre un nombre fini d'états internes et peut être considéré, d'un point de vue abstrait, comme un automate fini. 1, record 2, French, - circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
circuit séquentiel : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-3:1987]. 2, record 2, French, - circuit%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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