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PLATE-FORME IBM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Common Hardware Reference Platform
1, record 1, English, Common%20Hardware%20Reference%20Platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CHRP 1, record 1, English, CHRP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Computer platforms developed by IBM-Apple that share a common protocol allowing execution in many operating systems. 2, record 1, English, - Common%20Hardware%20Reference%20Platform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plateforme de référence matérielle commune
1, record 1, French, plateforme%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20mat%C3%A9rielle%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plate-forme informatique développée par IBM et Apple qui partage un protocole commun permettant l'exécution de nombreux systèmes opératoires. 2, record 1, French, - plateforme%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20mat%C3%A9rielle%20commune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 3, record 1, French, - plateforme%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20mat%C3%A9rielle%20commune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - plateforme%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20mat%C3%A9rielle%20commune
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plate-forme de référence matérielle commune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- IBM platform 1, record 2, English, IBM%20platform
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A platform is the hardware architecture of a particular model or family of computers. The platform is the standard to which software developers write their programs. A platform may also refer to the system software, such as the operating system, network management software and database management. 2, record 2, English, - IBM%20platform
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme IBM
1, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20IBM
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plateforme IBM 2, record 2, French, plateforme%20IBM
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 3, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20IBM
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20IBM
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-03-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unimedium
1, record 3, English, unimedium
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unimedia 2, record 3, English, unimedia
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term unimedium denotes that the multimediacomputer translates the codes of various media into one code, the digital alphabet consisting of 0 and 1 numbers. 1, record 3, English, - unimedium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Multimedia, the integration of text, sound, images, video under the control of the computer, is one of the more recent revolutions brought about by the computer. Once only capable of calculating numbers and responding in text output, powerful hardware can now control the elements of our analog world. Images, sounds and video convey the message in digital format. The result: a type of metamorphosis where all the media becomes according to Negroponte a form of unimedia. 2, record 3, English, - unimedium
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- unimedium
1, record 3, French, unimedium
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- unimédia 2, record 3, French, unim%C3%A9dia
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme IBM désignant un hypothétique format pour plate-forme numérique commune : c'est un chapeau permettant de regrouper sous un seul vocable les formats multimedia. 3, record 3, French, - unimedium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Unification de postes aujourd’hui désassemblés : téléviseur, téléphone, lecteur de cartes à puces, sur un poste universel. 4, record 3, French, - unimedium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’apparition de solutions software ou hardware pour stocker la vidéo sur support informatique, a projeté le concept multimédia sur le devant de la scène. Cela fait pourtant déjà quelques années que l’on utilise des ordinateurs couplés avec des vidéodisques pour diffuser, de manière interactive, des images, des sons ou des séquences animées. Mais le but recherché par les constructeurs et les développeurs est de simplifier au maximum l’outil en intégrant toutes les sources sur un seul support sans aucune dégradation (l’unimédia). 5, record 3, French, - unimedium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Du droit du multimédia au droit de l’unimedium. 6, record 3, French, - unimedium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forme francisée du terme latin unimedia, «unimédia» est, aujourd’hui, le terme le plus employé dans les textes en français. Il est de genre masculin et prend un «s» au pluriel. 7, record 3, French, - unimedium
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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