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WIRED PROGRAM [2 records]

Record 1 2001-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A computer in which the instructions that specify the operations to be performed are specified by the placement and interconnection of wires.

Key term(s)
  • wired program computer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Ordinateur numérique, généralement spécialisé, dans lequel la séquence d'opérations est fixe et ne peut s'auto-modifier.

Spanish

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

Computadora (ordenador) en la que los pasos e instrucciones requeridos para realizar las diferentes operaciones, están definidos mediante la colocación e interconexión de cables.

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Record 2 2000-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

Externally-stored programs: programs with instruction routines set up in wiring boards or plugboards for manual insertion in older models or small-scale processors.

Key term(s)
  • externally-stored programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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