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SEQUENTIAL COMPUTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A computer in which events occur in time sequence, with little or no simultaneity or overlap of events.

OBS

Term officialized by the Department of National Defence.

OBS

Contrast with serial computer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
OBS

calculateur séquentiel : terme uniformisé par le Ministère de la Défense Nationale.

Spanish

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

Tipo específico de computadora (ordenador) formado por varias unidades aritméticas que pueden realizar distintos cálculos en forma simultánea y una memoria única con capacidad para almacenar los resultados de dichos cálculos.

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