unité de stockage

Definitions of unité de stockage
  1. noun
    a device that preserves information for retrieval
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    mémoire externe
    a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
    tampon
    (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
    disque, disque magnétique
    (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
    bande, bande magnétique
    memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
    mémoire
    an electronic memory device
    amoncellement, pile
    a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
    enregistrement
    a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
    bande magnétique, cassette
    magnetic tape for use in recording sound
    Antémémoire
    (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
    disque audionumérique, disque compact, mini-disque
    a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
    disquette
    a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
    disque dur
    a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
    ROM, mémoire morte
    (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
    bloc-note
    (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
    enregistrement audio, enregistrement sonore
    a recording of acoustic signals
    bande
    a recording made on magnetic tape
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    appareil, outil
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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