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LOCAL BUS [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Mass Transit
DEF

A bus which is designed and equipped for urban and suburban use.

OBS

... this class of vehicle has seats and places intended for standing passengers, and allows for the movement of passengers corresponding to frequent stops.

OBS

urban bus: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1977.

Key term(s)
  • city motorbus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Autobus conçu et équipé pour les transports urbains et suburbains.

OBS

[...] ce véhicule a des sièges et des places destinées à des voyageurs debout, il est agencé pour permettre les déplacements des voyageurs correspondant à des arrêts fréquents.

OBS

autobus urbain : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1977.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Transporte público
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Record 2 2006-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

Copper circuits in which signals transit, linking the microprocessor to its peripherals.

CONT

Local-bus technology breaks the bottleneck by bringing peripherals like video controllers up to clock speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Ensemble de pistes de cuivre qui servent de circuit aux signaux, permettant ainsi au microprocesseur de communiquer avec ses périphériques.

CONT

Le bus local VL-Bus donne la possibilité à une carte d'extension de prendre le contrôle du bus : on appelle cette fonction bus mastering.

OBS

Un bus local est un bus spécialisé sur 32 bits consacrés à l'affichage.

Spanish

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