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SYNCHRONOUS COMPUTER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A computer in which each event, or the performance of any basic operation, is constrained to start on signals from a clock and, usually, to keep in step with them. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

synchronous computer: term standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Ordinateur dans lequel chaque événement ou l'exécution de chaque opération fondamentale doit commencer et habituellement se dérouler en synchronisme avec les signaux d'une horloge. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

ordinateur synchrone : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

OBS

calculateur synchrone: terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Computadora (ordenador) en que se controla la sincronización de todas las operaciones mediante señales igualmente espaciadas, provenientes de un reloj.

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