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dispositif de cliché instantané de volume | volume snapshot device (A virtual device created by System Restore that is needed to set a system restore point) |
dispositif de pointage | 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.") |
dispositif de pointage absolu | 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) |
dispositif de stockage | 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) |
dispositif de stockage de masse | mass storage device (A generic term for disk, optical disk, or other device that provides persistent storage for computer data) |
dispositif de stockage principal | primary storage device (A storage device that holds data in temporary memory such as RAM) |
dispositif de stockage à accès direct | direct access storage device (A data storage device by which information can be accessed directly, instead of by passing sequentially through all storage areas. For example, a disk drive is a DASD, but a tape unit is not, because, with a tape unit, the data is stored as a linear sequence) |
dispositif de stockage étendu | 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) |
dispositif de surveillance de la fréquence cardiaque | heart rate monitor (A device for observation of the heart function) |
dispositif de surveillance de la glycémie | blood glucose monitor (An electronic device used to measure a person's blood glucose level) |
dispositif de surveillance de la pression artérielle | blood pressure monitor (A health device used to measure a person's blood pressure) |
dispositif à couplage de charge | 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) |