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| aplicación para dispositivo de la Tienda Windows | Windows Store device app (An app that's downloaded from the Windows Store and installed automatically to the PC when a user attaches a certified device to the PC, provided that the device manufacturer has submitted the app to the Windows Store) |
| CAL por dispositivo de RDS | RDS Per Device CAL (One of the two types of Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that permits one device (used by any user) to connect to a remote desktop server) |
| Cambiar el tamaño para un dispositivo móvil | Resize for mobile device (An option that allows a user to resize an image to fit on a mobile device, such as a cell phone or PDA) |
| contexto de dispositivo, DC | DC (A data structure that defines the graphic objects, their associated attributes, and the graphic modes that affect output on a device) |
| controlador de dispositivo de pantalla virtual | virtual display device driver (Software in Windows 9x that manages a display) |
| dispositivo Almacenamiento mejorado | Enhanced Storage device (A storage device that provides storage function and authentication. Such devices are usually small form-factor devices such as USB thumb drives) |
| dispositivo antiguo | legacy device (A device that does not use (PCI), (USB), 1394, or later physical interconnect, but is fully (PnP) compliant. A legacy device cannot be configured or managed by using either mechanisms or PnP methods to specify resource configurations) |
| dispositivo asociado | bonded device (A Bluetooth device that has been paired to another one) |
| dispositivo asociado | partnered device (A device that has been set to establish device-to-device connection with another one, such as by radio, Bluetooth or infrared) |
| dispositivo Bluetooth | Bluetooth device (A device such as a cellular phone, printer, keyboard, mouse, or computer that has a Bluetooth radio transmitter installed in it) |
| dispositivo complementario | add-on device (A device that is traditionally added to the base computer system to increase functionality, such as audio, networking, graphics, or SCSI controller) |
| dispositivo de accesibilidad | accessibility aid (A utility that makes a computer easier to use for people with disabilities. Examples of accessibility aids include screen readers, speech recognition programs, and on-screen keyboards) |
| dispositivo de almacenamiento | storage device (A device that you can connect to a computer to copy and store files. Common storage devices include external hard disk drives and flash memory cards) |
| dispositivo de almacenamiento | mass storage device (A generic term for disk, optical disk, or other device that provides persistent storage for computer data) |
| dispositivo de almacenamiento principal | primary storage device (A storage device that holds data in temporary memory such as RAM) |
| dispositivo de audio | audio device (A hardware device capable of reproducing sound) |
| dispositivo de captura | capture device (Hardware that transfers audio and video from an external source, such as a VCR or camcorder, to a computer) |
| dispositivo de captura de vídeo | video capture device (A device that converts analog images (for example, from a television or VCR) into digital images) |
| dispositivo de carga acoplado | charge-coupled device (A device in which individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next) |
| dispositivo de conmutador único | single switch device (An assistive computer technology for people with mobility impairments. A single switch device allows users to interact with a computer by using slight body movements) |
| dispositivo de copia de seguridad | backup device (A tape or disk drive containing a backup medium) |
| dispositivo de destino | target device (" A device that receives an action specified by the OneCare administrator. For example, an external hard drive that is the designated the place for file backup would be considered to be the "target device" of the backup function. ") |
| dispositivo de entrada | input device (A peripheral device whose purpose is to allow the user to provide input to a computer system. Examples of input devices are keyboards, mice, joysticks, and styluses) |
| dispositivo de entrada de audio | audio input device (An audio input device records music and voice input into your computer. Examples of audio input devices are CD-ROM players and microphones) |
| dispositivo de entrada de escritura a mano | handwriting input device (A tool, such as a digital pen and tablet, used to enter text by writing instead of typing. Along with writing tablets, you can use 3-D drawing or Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) tablets, or a tablet-PC. You can also write by moving your mouse on the mouse pad) |
| dispositivo de iluminación | lamp assembly (A collection of parts, including the lamp, that help illuminate the Surface screen) |
| dispositivo de imagen | imaging device (A hardware type for digital cameras and scanners) |
| dispositivo de impresión | print device (A device that puts text or images on paper or other print media) |
| dispositivo de infrarrojos | infrared device (A computer, or a computer peripheral such as a printer, that can communicate using infrared light) |
| dispositivo de inserción de portada | cover inserter (An additional (usually optional) unit on high-end copy machines that allows users to insert pre-printed covers, tabs and chapter separators into documents) |
| dispositivo de instantánea de volúmen | volume snapshot device (A virtual device created by System Restore that is needed to set a system restore point) |
| dispositivo de juego | game controller (A device used to control a video game. For example, a joystick, mouse, or gamepad) |
| dispositivo de llamada | calling device (Equipment, telephone or computer, used to place a call) |
| dispositivo de salida | output device (Any peripheral which purpose is to convey information from a computer to a user in the form of text, images, sounds or other) |
| dispositivo de salud | health device (A variety of health and fitness devices that can be connected with HealthVault, including blood pressure monitors, peak flow meters, blood glucose meters, pedometers, and scales) |
| dispositivo de sistema | system device (A device on a system board, such as an interrupt controller, keyboard controller, real-time clock, DMA page register, DMA controller, memory controller, FDC, IDE port, serial and parallel port, PCI bridge, and so on. In today's PCs, these devices are typically integrated in the supporting chip set) |
| dispositivo de succión y soplo | puff and sip device (An assistive computer technology for people with mobility impairments. A puff and sip device is a head-mounted alternative to using the mouse. The device allows a user to move the mouse pointer without using his or her hands by puffing air into a tube) |
| dispositivo de volcado | dump device (A tape or disk drive containing a backup medium) |
| dispositivo en línea | online device (A device that is physically connected or is available in BizTalk RFID) |
| dispositivo especializado | specialized device (A new type of device that we don't have built-in support for in Windows) |
| dispositivo fantasma | ghost device (A device that is detected by a computer even though it is no longer installed or connected. You can remove ghost devices in Device Manager) |
| dispositivo informático | computing device (A piece of equipment that is used for running programs) |
| dispositivo LPT | LPT device (A device that uses a parallel connection) |
| dispositivo lógico | logical device (An entity that contains devices and/or device groups. A system administrator can create a logical device to provide business context to a set of devices. Examples are shipping devices, shelf devices, and receiving devices) |
| dispositivo multifunción | multifunction device (A piece of hardware that supports multiple discrete capabilities, such as audio, mixer, and music, on a single card. This device is sometimes treated as a bus that can be enumerated to locate the devices on that bus) |
| dispositivo médico | medical device (A medical instrument used in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a disease) |
| dispositivo móvil | mobile device (A piece of handheld equipment such as a portable music or video player, PDA (personal digital assistant), mobile phone, or Windows Mobile device that works on its own but can also connect to a computer. Many of these devices can sync information with Windows) |
| dispositivo paralelo | parallel device (A device that uses a parallel connection) |
| dispositivo PCMCIA | PCMCIA device (A removable device, approximately the size of a credit card, that can be plugged into a PCMCIA slot in a portable computer. PCMCIA devices can include modems, network adapters, and hard disk drives) |
| dispositivo personalizado | custom device (A microphone and speaker combination configured by the user in Lync and Office Communicator) |
| dispositivo PnP | PnP device (A type of device, such as a game controller or printer, that automatically works when you connect it to your computer. The computer configures the settings and installs the necessary drivers by itself) |
| dispositivo portátil | portable device (A device that is light enough, rugged enough, and free enough of encumbering external connections to be carried by a user) |
| Dispositivo predeterminado | default device (The device that Lync and Communicator uses by default when the user places a call (either PBX telephone phone or computer through a VOIP connection)) |
| dispositivo primario | primary device (A software deployment condition that defines one or more devices that a specific user uses. A primary device is typically determined either by frequency of use or by business requirements) |
| dispositivo SerialKey | SerialKey device (Enables you to attach an alternate input device (also called an augmentative communication device) to your computer's serial port. This feature is designed for people who are unable to use the computer's standard keyboard and mouse) |
| dispositivo señalador | pointing device (" An input device used to control an on-screen cursor for such actions as "pressing" on-screen buttons in dialog boxes, choosing menu items, and selecting ranges of cells in spreadsheets or groups of words in a document.") |
| dispositivo señalador absoluto | absolute pointing device (A mechanical or physical pointing device whose location is associated with the position of the on-screen cursor. For example, if the user of a graphics tablet places the pen on the upper right corner of the tablet, the cursor moves to the upper right corner of the screen or on-screen window associated with the pen) |
| dispositivo sin conexión | offline device (A device that is physically disconnected from, or that is not available in, BizTalk RFID) |
| eliminación remota de datos del dispositivo móvil | remote device wipe (A technology that enables the Exchange server to set a mobile device to erase all data the next time the device connects to the Exchange server) |
| Interfaz de dispositivo gráfico | Graphics Device Interface (An executable program that processes graphical function calls from a Windows-based application and passes those calls to the appropriate device driver, which performs the hardware-specific functions that generate output. By acting as a buffer between applications and output devices, GDI presents a device-independent view of the world for the application while interacting in a device-dependent format with the device) |
| licencia de acceso de cliente por dispositivo para Servicios de Escritorio remoto | Remote Desktop Services Per Device client access license (One of the two types of Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that permits one device (used by any user) to connect to a remote desktop server) |
| Modelo de acceso a dispositivo especializado | Specialized Device Access Model (The model that describes the two ways that a Windows Store app can access a specialized device: Open Access Model and Restricted Device Access Model) |
| objeto de dispositivo de control | control device object (A device object that represents the filter driver to the system and to user-mode application and which allows applications to communicate with the filter driver directly, even before the filter is attached to a file system or volume device object) |
