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ORDENADOR DIGITAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- digital computer
1, record 1, English, digital%20computer
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- digital data computer 2, record 1, English, digital%20data%20computer
- digital computer unit 3, record 1, English, digital%20computer%20unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A 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. 4, 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. 4, record 1, English, - digital%20computer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
digital computer: term standardized by CSA International; term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]. 5, record 1, English, - digital%20computer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calculateur numérique
1, record 1, French, calculateur%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
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. 2, record 1, French, - calculateur%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, le terme ordinateur est souvent utilisé dans un sens général pour désigner un calculateur. 2, record 1, French, - calculateur%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
calculateur numérique : terme normalisé par la CSA Intenational; terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale]. 3, record 1, French, - calculateur%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Computadoras y calculadoras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- computador digital
1, record 1, Spanish, computador%20digital
correct, masculine noun, Latin America
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- computadora digital 2, record 1, Spanish, computadora%20digital
correct, feminine noun, Latin America
- ordenador digital 3, record 1, Spanish, ordenador%20digital
correct, masculine noun, Spain
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Computador que esta controlado por programas almacenados internamente y que es capaz de usar almacenamiento común para todo o parte de un programa y también para todo o parte de los datos necesarios para la ejecución de programas; ejecutando programas diseñados o escritos por el usuario, desempeñando manipulación diseñada por el usuario de datos discretos representados digitalmente, incluyendo operaciones aritméticas y lógicas, y ejecutando programas que se modifican a ellos mismos durante la ejecución. 1, record 1, Spanish, - computador%20digital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Es opuesto a computadora analógica. 4, record 1, Spanish, - computador%20digital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En inglés, en procesamiento de información, el término computador usualmente se refiere a un computador digital. 1, record 1, Spanish, - computador%20digital
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