TERMIUM Plus®
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01.03.04 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- digital computer
1, record 1, English, digital%20computer
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
computer that is controlled by internally stored programs and that is capable of using common storage for all or part of a program and also for all or part of the data necessary for the execution of the programs; executing user-written or user-designated programs; performing user-designated manipulation of digitally represented discrete data, including arithmetic operations and logic operations; and executing programs that modify themselves during their execution 1, record 1, English, - digital%20computer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In English, in information processing, the term computer is often used to refer to a digital computer. 1, record 1, English, - digital%20computer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
digital computer: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993]. 2, record 1, English, - digital%20computer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ordinateur
1, record 1, French, ordinateur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- calculateur numérique 1, record 1, French, calculateur%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
calculateur commandé par des programmes enregistrés en mémoire interne et qui est capable d'utiliser une mémoire commune pour y ranger tout ou partie d'un programme ainsi que des données nécessaires à l'exécution du programme; d'exécuter des programmes écrits ou demandés par l'utilisateur; d'effectuer à la demande de l'utilisateur des manipulations de données discrètes représentées sous forme numérique et notamment des opérations arithmétiques et des opérations logiques; et d'exécuter des programmes se modifiant en cours d'exécution 1, record 1, French, - ordinateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, le terme ordinateur est souvent utilisé dans un sens général pour désigner un calculateur. 1, record 1, French, - ordinateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ordinateur; calculateur numérique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993]. 2, record 1, French, - ordinateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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