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Record 1 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

The magnetic recording of bits such that patterns of magnetization used to represent zeros and ones occupy the whole storage cell, with no part of the cell magnetized to the reference condition.

OBS

non-return-to-reference recording; NRRR; non-return-to-zero recording; NRZ: terms and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Enregistrement magnétique de bits dans lequel la zone aimantée qui représente ZÉRO ou UN occupe toute la cellule de mémoire; aucune partie de la cellule n'est aimantée selon un état de référence.

OBS

enregistrement NRZ; enregistrement sans retour à un niveau de référence; enregistrement sans retour à zéro; enregistrement NRRR : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Método de registrar magnéticamente bits, en que la magnetización empleada para representar ceros y unos ocupa totalmente el elemento de almacenamiento, y en el cual no es posible volver a una condición de referencia entre bits.

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Record 2 2003-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tecnología de los circuitos electrónicos
  • Inteligencia artificial
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