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BATTERY COMPUTER [5 records]

Record 1 2019-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A standby battery kept fully charged for use during a primary power failure.

CONT

A typical battery backup board is a device designed to provide temporary power for periods ranging from 3 minutes for 128 kilobytes to 4.5 minutes for 32 kilobytes of dynamic random-access memory. It includes a watch-dog timer that sets off an external alarm when the central processing unit fails to activate the battery backup by a predeterminated time.

Key term(s)
  • computer back-up battery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Batterie ayant pour rôle d'alimenter un processeur pendant un temps court en cas de coupure d'alimentation [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
CONT

Baterías de respaldo [...] Los ordenadores conectados a un protector contra sobre-tensiones estarán protegidos contra descargas eléctricas. Pero cuando hay apagones o no hay energía, estas baterías nos permiten trabajar con tranquilidad que nuestros equipos están seguros.

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Record 2 2000-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signals (Military)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Field Artillery
CONT

The battery level computer consists of a Battery Computer Unit (BCU) located in the battery command post vehicle and one Gun Display Unit (GDU) for each weapon in the battery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Artillerie de campagne
CONT

Le BLC (Battery Level Computer) se compose du calculateur BCU (Battery Computer Unit), qui est installé dans le véhicule P.C. (poste de commandement) de batterie, et d'un ensemble de visualisation GDU (Gun Display Unit) pour chacune des pièces.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Signals (Military)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

The Battery Level Computer has been designed as a rugged, compact battery computer system capable of fast, accurate production of firing data for up to 12 individual guns, howitzers of free flight rockets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

Le BLC, conçu comme un ensemble robuste et peu encombrant, est capable de fournir rapidement à 12 pièces au maximum - canons, obusiers ou lance-roquettes - des éléments de tir précis.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
OBS

Revue int. de déf. 7/83, p. 982

Spanish

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