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VRAM [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- synchronous VRAM
1, record 1, English, synchronous%20VRAM
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SVRAM 1, record 1, English, SVRAM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- VRAM synchrone
1, record 1, French, VRAM%20synchrone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SVRAM 1, record 1, French, SVRAM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- frame buffer
1, record 2, English, frame%20buffer
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- video RAM 1, record 2, English, video%20RAM
correct, standardized
- VRAM 1, record 2, English, VRAM
correct, standardized
- VRAM 1, record 2, English, VRAM
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
buffer storage which holds the values of all the pixels of a display image 1, record 2, English, - frame%20buffer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
frame buffer; video RAM; VRAM: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996]. 2, record 2, English, - frame%20buffer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mémoire vidéo
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9moire%20vid%C3%A9o
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vidéo-mémoire 1, record 2, French, vid%C3%A9o%2Dm%C3%A9moire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mémoire tampon qui contient les valeurs de tous les pixels d'une image 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20vid%C3%A9o
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mémoire vidéo; vidéo-mémoire : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996]. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20vid%C3%A9o
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Display Technology
- Computer Memories
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- video RAM
1, record 3, English, video%20RAM
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- VRAM 2, record 3, English, VRAM
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- video memory RAM 3, record 3, English, video%20memory%20RAM
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-speed type of RAM [random access memory] that accelerates image processing. 4, record 3, English, - video%20RAM
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The video RAM (VRAM) differs from the DRAM in two major ways; it has two ports rather than one, and it has an on-chip 256-bit shift register as well as 64k bits of conventional DRAM. 5, record 3, English, - video%20RAM
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mémoire RAM vidéo
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9moire%20RAM%20vid%C3%A9o
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- RAM vidéo 1, record 3, French, RAM%20vid%C3%A9o
correct, feminine noun
- VRAM 1, record 3, French, VRAM
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mémoire vive de grande rapidité utilisée pour accélérer le traitement d'image. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20RAM%20vid%C3%A9o
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une mémoire RAM vidéo stocke les éléments échantillonnés d'un signal vidéo et comporte des registres permettant une sortie des informations en série, dans un format utilisable directement par un système d'affichage vidéo. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20RAM%20vid%C3%A9o
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- memoria de acceso aleatorio de video
1, record 3, Spanish, memoria%20de%20acceso%20aleatorio%20de%20video
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- memoria de acceso al azar de video 2, record 3, Spanish, memoria%20de%20acceso%20al%20azar%20de%20video
correct, feminine noun
- memoria RAM de video 3, record 3, Spanish, memoria%20RAM%20de%20video
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Memoria de acceso al azar (RAM) necesaria, en un adaptador de video, para construir y retener una imagen de toda la pantalla en una visualización de alta resolución. 4, record 3, Spanish, - memoria%20de%20acceso%20aleatorio%20de%20video
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-09-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- extended data out VRAM
1, record 4, English, extended%20data%20out%20VRAM
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- EDOVRAM 1, record 4, English, EDOVRAM
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
VRAM: video random access memory. 2, record 4, English, - extended%20data%20out%20VRAM
Record 4, Key term(s)
- EDO VRAM
- EDO-VRAM
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- VRAM en sortie étendue
1, record 4, French, VRAM%20en%20sortie%20%C3%A9tendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- EDOVRAM 1, record 4, French, EDOVRAM
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- RAM vidéo en sortie étendue 1, record 4, French, RAM%20vid%C3%A9o%20en%20sortie%20%C3%A9tendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RAM : mémoire vive. 2, record 4, French, - VRAM%20en%20sortie%20%C3%A9tendue
Record 4, Key term(s)
- EDO VRAM
- EDO-VRAM
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cached VRAM
1, record 5, English, cached%20VRAM
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- CVRAM 1, record 5, English, CVRAM
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- antémémoire vive vidéo
1, record 5, French, ant%C3%A9m%C3%A9moire%20vive%20vid%C3%A9o
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- CVRAM 1, record 5, French, CVRAM
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- cache VRAM 1, record 5, French, cache%20VRAM
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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