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VOLCADO [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spill
1, record 1, English, spill
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An operation in which data is flushed into disk to accommodate more data in the memory. 1, record 1, English, - spill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déversement
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9versement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- volcado
1, record 1, Spanish, volcado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
- Mental health and hygiene
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brain dump
1, record 2, English, brain%20dump
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- braindump 2, record 2, English, braindump
correct
- brain-dump 2, record 2, English, brain%2Ddump
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or an instance of comprehensively and uncritically expressing and recording one's thoughts and ideas ... 3, record 2, English, - brain%20dump
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A brain dump (sometimes spelled braindump, or brain-dump) is a complete transfer of accessible knowledge about a particular subject from your brain to some other storage medium, such as paper or your computer's hard drive. 2, record 2, English, - brain%20dump
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
- Hygiène et santé mentales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vidage du cerveau
1, record 2, French, vidage%20du%20cerveau
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Éviter la surcharge. La façon la plus simple d'y arriver est de se débarrasser de ses idées au fur et à mesure qu'elles surgissent dans notre esprit. C'est ce que certains appellent [...] le vidage du cerveau. 1, record 2, French, - vidage%20du%20cerveau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de liderazgo (Reuniones)
- Higiene y salud mental
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- volcado cerebral
1, record 2, Spanish, volcado%20cerebral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- descarga del cerebro 1, record 2, Spanish, descarga%20del%20cerebro
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[El] volcado cerebral [es] una forma de ordenar ideas, quehaceres y [de] poder descansar sin desvelarnos pensando en todo lo que debemos hacer al día siguiente. 1, record 2, Spanish, - volcado%20cerebral
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-03-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
- Mental health and hygiene
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- do a braindump
1, record 3, English, do%20a%20braindump
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- do a brain dump 2, record 3, English, do%20a%20brain%20dump
correct
- brain dump 3, record 3, English, brain%20dump
correct, verb
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first thing [that is recommended] is to take an hour aside to do a braindump. The concept of a braindump was made popular by the book "Getting Things Done" where the author suggests that your mind is a very poor task storage. ... By dumping all the tasks you store in your mind into a system you trust, your mind will stop bugging you. 1, record 3, English, - do%20a%20braindump
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
- Hygiène et santé mentales
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vider le cerveau
1, record 3, French, vider%20le%20cerveau
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de liderazgo (Reuniones)
- Higiene y salud mental
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hacer un volcado cerebral
1, record 3, Spanish, hacer%20un%20volcado%20cerebral
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-01-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Testing and Debugging
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- memory dump
1, record 4, English, memory%20dump
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- dump 2, record 4, English, dump
correct, noun, standardized
- storage dump 3, record 4, English, storage%20dump
correct
- memory print 4, record 4, English, memory%20print
correct
- dumping 4, record 4, English, dumping
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dump of the contents of all or part of the internal storage of a computer. 5, record 4, English, - memory%20dump
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually in binary, octal, or hexadecimal form. 5, record 4, English, - memory%20dump
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
memory dump; dump: terms standardized by ISO/IEC and CSA. 4, record 4, English, - memory%20dump
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Test et débogage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- image mémoire
1, record 4, French, image%20m%C3%A9moire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- vidage mémoire 1, record 4, French, vidage%20m%C3%A9moire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- clichage mémoire 1, record 4, French, clichage%20m%C3%A9moire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- cliché-mémoire 2, record 4, French, clich%C3%A9%2Dm%C3%A9moire
correct, masculine noun
- listage mémoire 2, record 4, French, listage%20m%C3%A9moire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vidage du contenu de tout ou partie de la mémoire interne d'un ordinateur. 1, record 4, French, - image%20m%C3%A9moire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il se fait souvent sous une forme binaire, octale ou hexadécimale. 1, record 4, French, - image%20m%C3%A9moire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
image mémoire; vidage mémoire; clichage mémoire : termes normalisés par l'ISO/CEI. 3, record 4, French, - image%20m%C3%A9moire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Prueba y depuración
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- vaciado del almacenamiento
1, record 4, Spanish, vaciado%20del%20almacenamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- vaciado de la memoria 1, record 4, Spanish, vaciado%20de%20la%20memoria
correct, masculine noun
- volcado de la memoria 1, record 4, Spanish, volcado%20de%20la%20memoria
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Visualización o copia impresa del contenido de la memoria. 2, record 4, Spanish, - vaciado%20del%20almacenamiento
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cuando un programa termina anormalmente (abends), por lo general se hace un vuelco de la memoria para examinar el estado del programa. La parte de la memoria que ocupaba el programa se visualiza en la pantalla o se imprime. 2, record 4, Spanish, - vaciado%20del%20almacenamiento
Record 4, Key term(s)
- vuelco de memoria
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