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SEQUENTIAL CONTROL [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A mode of computer operation in which instructions are executed in an implicitly defined sequence until a different sequence is explicitly initiated by a jump instruction.

OBS

sequential control: term and definition standardized by ISO and CSA; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Mode de fonctionnement d'un ordinateur suivant lequel les instructions sont exécutées dans un ordre prédéterminé, sauf lorsqu'une instruction de saut indique explicitement un ordre différent.

OBS

mode séquentiel : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO; uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Modo (modalidad) de operación de computadora (ordenador) en el que las instrucciones se ejecutan en orden consecutivo incrementado o disminuyendo direcciones de posiciones de almacenamiento, a menos que se especifique lo contrario mediante una bifurcación.

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Record 2 1991-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Commande d'un processus par définition d'états successifs stables.

Spanish

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