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MOT MEMOIRE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

Longueur de la chaîne de bits adressée d'un seul bloc dans la mémoire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
DEF

Unidad de información básica de una computadora (ordenador). Puede constar de uno, dos, cuatro bytes (octetos) y es manejada como un todo, es decir, todos los registros básicos de la máquina tienen la misma longitud.

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Record 2 2001-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A character string or a bit string considered as a unit for a given purpose.

CONT

A word is a certain number of bytes - the actual number may differ from computer to computer. A word is usually the smallest number of bits which the electronic circuitry has been built to be able to transfer from memory in one go.

OBS

word: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Chaîne de caractères ou chaîne de chiffres binaires considérée comme une entité pour un usage particulier.

OBS

mot mémoire : longueur de la chaîne de bits adressée d'un seul bloc dans la mémoire.

OBS

mot : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
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