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TERAFLOP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- teraflops
1, record 1, English, teraflops
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- T-flop 2, record 1, English, T%2Dflop
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- teraflop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- téraflops
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9raflops
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- T-flop 1, record 1, French, T%2Dflop
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un millier de milliards d'opérations à virgule flottante par seconde (1 000) gigaflops). 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9raflops
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour franchir la barrière symbolique du téraflops, les spécialistes du calcul scientifique se sont tous ralliés à la même idée : il «suffit» de faire travailler simultanément, en parallèle, des centaines, voire des milliers, de processeurs au sein d'un ordinateur dit «massivement parallèle. 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9raflops
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-03-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- teraflop supercomputer
1, record 2, English, teraflop%20supercomputer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- teraflop computer 1, record 2, English, teraflop%20computer
correct
- teraflop machine 2, record 2, English, teraflop%20machine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A computer that can calculate more that a trillion mathematical operations per second. Based on massively parallel processing, it will team hundreds or thousands of independent processors - silicon chips that perform calculations - to solve problems too imposing for even the most powerful computers today. It will help in areas like ... simulating the body's reaction to a new drug; mapping human genetic structure to better understand inherited diseases : generating models of world's climates, recognizing spoken languages and images in order to improve the versatility of factory robots. 1, record 2, English, - teraflop%20supercomputer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
True teraflop machines (Mr. Gordon Bell, an American guru of supercomputing, christened them ultracomputers) will be available in 1995 for a bargain - basement $ 40m. 2, record 2, English, - teraflop%20supercomputer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tera-ordinateur
1, record 2, French, tera%2Dordinateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hyperordinateur 1, record 2, French, hyperordinateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voie térabit, gigabit et giga-réseau 1, record 2, French, - tera%2Dordinateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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