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| Cifrado de unidad BitLocker | BitLocker Drive Encryption (A hardware-based security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a computer by providing full-volume encryption and integrity checking of boot components) |
| clase de unidad | unit class (A classification of units of measurement) |
| Configuración de unidad de negocio | Business Unit Settings (A sub-area of the Settings module where business units, users, security roles, teams, facilities and equipment, resource groups, and queues are managed) |
| letra de unidad | drive letter (The naming convention for disk drives or partitions on most computers, consisting of an alphabetical letter followed by a colon) |
| número de unidad lógica | logical unit number (A logical reference to a portion of a storage subsystem. For example, in a disk storage subsystem, a LUN can comprise a disk, a section of a disk, a whole disk array, or a section of a disk array in the subsystem) |
| opción de la unidad de venta | quantity selling option (An option in the product catalog that determines whether a product is sold whole, in fractions, or in whole and fractions, or if a user has no control over the quantity) |
| precio por unidad | unit price (The amount per unit an item is sold for) |
| referencia de almacén, unidad de almacenamiento | stockkeeping unit (An inventory dimension) |
| sistema de unidades | system of units (A set of units used for measurement or exchange) |
| unidad angular | angular unit (The unit in which angles are expressed in ShapeSheet cells) |
| unidad Application Virtualization | Application Virtualization drive (The default virtual application client drive (Q:\) from which sequenced applications are run) |
| unidad aritmético lógica | arithmetic logic unit (A component of a microprocessor chip used for arithmetic, comparative, and logical functions) |
| unidad base | base unit (A fundamental unit of measure in a system of measurement from which other units are derived) |
| unidad biométrica | biometric unit (A software object that consists of three software plug-in components: a sensor adapter, engine adapter and storage adapter. These adapters are plug-ins for the Windows Biometric Service and are used to capture and process biometric samples, as well as create, store, and match biometric templates) |
| unidad central de procesamiento | central processing unit (The computational and control unit of a computer. The CPU is the device that interprets and executes instructions. Mainframes and early minicomputers contained circuit boards full of integrated circuits that implemented the CPU. Single-chip central processing units, called microprocessors, made possible personal computers and workstations) |
| unidad comercial | commercial unit (A Surface unit that is optimized to use in a user environment (or venue). A commercial unit does not include the software that is required to develop applications by using the Surface SDK, such as Microsoft Visual C 2008 Express Edition) |
| unidad de almacenamiento | stockkeeping unit (An inventory dimension) |
| unidad de arranque | boot drive (In a PC-compatible computer, the disk drive that the BIOS uses to automatically load the operating system when the computer is turned on) |
| unidad de asignación | allocation unit (The smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file) |
| unidad de base | base unit (A Surface developer unit that has metal panels, with the I/O connections exposed on one end of the unit. In contrast, a finished unit has acrylic side and end panels) |
| unidad de cambio | change unit (The minimal unit of change tracking in a store. In change propagation, only the units that are changed must be sent; whereas, in conflict detection, independent changes to the same unit are considered a conflict) |
| unidad de CD | CD drive (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
| unidad de CD-ROM | CD-ROM drive (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
| unidad de cinta | tape drive (A device that can read or write data to tape. A library contains one or more tape drives) |
| unidad de cinta independiente | stand-alone tape drive (A single-drive, non-automated tape drive that holds a single tape) |
| unidad de coherencia | consistency unit (The minimal unit of data synchronization. Because all changes that have the same consistency unit are sent together, synchronization can never be interrupted with part of a consistency unit applied) |
| unidad de compra | purchase unit (A unit of measure for expressing quantities of purchased product) |
| unidad de consumo | consumption unit (A unit that is used to enter unit price and calculate depreciation proposals for value models associated with depreciable fixed assets) |
| unidad de cuadro de diálogo | dialog unit (A device-independent measure to use for layout. One horizontal unit is equal to one-fourth of the average character width for the current system font. One vertical unit is equal to one-eighth of an average character height for the current system font) |
| unidad de cuidados intensivos | intensive care unit (A section of a hospital that provides comprehensive care for critically ill patients requiring immediate and continuous attention) |
| unidad de detalles | detail unit (A reporting unit that draws information directly from the general ledger) |
| unidad de disco | disk drive (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| unidad de disco | drive (An area of storage that is formatted with a file system and has a drive letter. The storage can be a floppy disk, a CD or DVD, a hard disk, or another type of disk) |
| unidad de disco | floppy disk drive (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| unidad de disco duro | hard disk drive (A hardware device, or a logical partition of it, that reads data from and writes data to hard disks) |
| unidad de disco óptico con consumo cero | zero power optical disk drive (Pertaining to the ability to reduce the power consumption of optical disk drives in the operating system to zero to save energy when the drives are not in use) |
| unidad de disquete | floppy disk drive (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| unidad de divisa | currency unit (A discrete division of currency value) |
| unidad de divisa base | base currency unit (The computed currency unit in an exchange rate calculation) |
| unidad de divisa de informe | reporting currency unit (A currency unit that is used to record the financial consequences of accounting events and to prepare and report ancillary financial statements) |
| unidad de divisa de transacción | transaction currency unit (A currency unit that a party accepts for payment) |
| unidad de divisa del sistema | system currency unit (A currency unit that is used as the default currency unit if no currency unit is specified when entering monetary amounts) |
| unidad de divisa extranjera | foreign currency unit (A currency unit of a country/region that is not the functional currency unit of the primary legal entity) |
| unidad de divisa funcional | functional currency unit (A currency unit of a country/region in which a primary legal entity locates its business activities and in which it generates most of its revenue and expenses) |
| unidad de divisa para contabilidad | accounting currency unit (A currency unit used to quantify the financial consequences of accounting events) |
| unidad de divisa para presupuesto | quotation currency unit (The currency unit in an exchange rate calculation) |
| unidad de DVD | DVD drive (A disk storage device that uses digital video disc (DVD) technology) |
| unidad de embalaje | packing unit (The way an item is bundled for shipment. A packing unit consists of packaging materials and one or more items or components of items) |
| unidad de escalado | scale unit (In Windows Azure, a base configuration of web and worker role instances and related services. A scale unit supports a defined degree of load in an application that can be easily duplicated and deployed to support additional load. A scale unit might consist of, for example, three web roles, two worker roles, one queue, and two SQL Database instances) |
| unidad de estado sólido | solid-state drive (A primary storage device based on solid-state memory, such as flash memory, that provides nonvolatile storage with benefits of performance, reliability and power saving) |
| unidad de gestión de material | handling unit (A uniquely identifiable logistics unit of material that can be transferred, stored, received, and shipped) |
| unidad de medida | unit of measure (A division of quantity established in calibrated or normative systems of measurement) |
| unidad de medida | measurement unit (The size or distance in the real world) |
| unidad de medida de EE.UU. | U.S. unit (A unit used in the United States' measurement system, such as inches, feet, yards, and miles) |
| unidad de medida de EE.UU. | US unit (A unit used in the United States' measurement system, such as inches, feet, yards, and miles) |
| unidad de negocio | business unit (A semi-autonomous operating unit that is created to meet strategic business objectives) |
| unidad de negocio primaria | parent business unit (A business unit that is immediately above another business unit in the business hierarchy of an organization) |
| unidad de negocio secundaria | child business unit (A business unit that is immediately under another business unit in the business hierarchy of an organization) |
| unidad de precio | price unit (The quantity of items for which a price is set) |
| unidad de procesamiento gráfico | graphics processing unit (A processor on a graphics card that is used as a video encoding accelerator) |
| unidad de página | page unit (The size or distance on the printed page) |
| unidad de red | network drive (On a local area network (LAN), a drive that other computers on the network can connect to. A network drive allows people to access shared files and folders) |
| unidad de resumen | summary unit (A reporting unit that summarizes data from lower-level units. The lower-level units can be either detail units or other summary units) |
| unidad de sistema | system drive (The drive letter of the mass-storage device (usually a hard disk) where Windows is installed) |
| unidad de trabajo | unit of work (An object that uses referential integrity constraints to sequence database reading and writing operations in one atomic work process) |
| unidad de venta | unit group (A compilation of the different measurements that a product is available in. A unit group contains the base unit in which a product is available, for example, a two-liter. It then lists all the different increments that this base unit is packaged in for sale, such as an individual two-liter bottle or a case of 6 two-liter bottles, and also indicates which measurement is the primary unit) |
| unidad de venta | sales unit (A team of salespersons responsible for a common sales target) |
| unidad de ventas | sales unit (A unit of measure for expressing quantities of sales product) |
| unidad de Windows Azure | Windows Azure drive (A NTFS volume that is mounted on a server's file system in Windows Azure and that is accessible to code running in a role) |
| unidad extraíble | removable drive (A removable storage device, such as an external hard disk or USB flash drive, used for increasing storage space on a computer or for transferring information between computers) |
| unidad flash USB | USB flash drive (A small device used to store information. USB flash drives plug into computer USB ports so you can copy information to or from them, making it easy to share and transport information) |
| unidad híbrida | hybrid drive (A hard disk that contains a small amount of solid-state nonvolatile memory which, when used as a cache, can realize significant benefits such as faster booting, extended battery life, and a more rugged PC) |
| unidad independiente del dispositivo | device independent unit (A unit of measure that equals 1/96 of an inch) |
| unidad lógica | logical drive (A volume that you create within an extended partition on a basic master boot record (MBR) disk. Logical drives are similar to primary partitions, except that you are limited to four primary partitions per disk, whereas you can create an unlimited number of logical drives per disk. A logical drive can be formatted and assigned a drive letter) |
| unidad lógica | logical device (A volume that you create within an extended partition on a basic master boot record (MBR) disk. Logical drives are similar to primary partitions, except that you are limited to four primary partitions per disk, whereas you can create an unlimited number of logical drives per disk. A logical drive can be formatted and assigned a drive letter) |
| unidad Microsoft Surface | Microsoft Surface unit (The set of hardware components that, together with the Microsoft Surface software, make up the Microsoft Surface product. At a high level, a Surface unit consists of a computer module and the Surface Vision System enclosed in a frame and covered by the Surface tabletop) |
| unidad montada | mounted drive (A drive attached to an empty folder on an NTFS volume. Mounted drives function the same as any other drive, but are assigned a label or name instead of a drive letter. The mounted drive's name is resolved to a full file system path instead of just a drive letter. Members of the Administrators group can use Disk Management to create mounted drives or reassign drive letters) |
| unidad operativa | operating unit (An organization that divides the control of economic resources and operational processes among people who have a duty to maximize the use of scarce resources, to improve processes, and to account for their performance) |
| unidad operativa | operating unit (An organization that divides the control of economic resources and operational processes among people who have a duty to maximize the use of scarce resources, to improve processes, and to account for their performance) |
| unidad organizacional | reporting unit (" Any unit or "box" within the reporting tree.") |
| unidad organizativa | organizational unit (A type of entry that is used specifically for storing information on a section of an organization. It can represent a department or a group of people, for example, ou = Accounting Dept) |
| unidad para el desarrollador | developer unit (A Surface unit that is optimized for developers to create new Surface applications. A developer unit includes software that is required to develop applications with the Surface SDK, including Microsoft Visual C 2008 Express Edition, Microsoft Expression Web, and Microsoft XNA Framework. In contrast, a commercial unit is optimized for user environments and includes only the software that is needed to run Surface applications) |
| unidad perfeccionada | finished unit (A Surface developer unit that has acrylic panels on all sides. You have to remove the appropriate end panel to access the I/O connections) |
| unidad predeterminada | default unit (The unit of measure used to display a value if no units of measure are explicitly specified) |
| unidad principal | primary unit (The measurement used to define the most commonly sold unit of a product) |
| unidad Surface | Surface unit (The set of hardware components that, together with the Microsoft Surface software, make up the Microsoft Surface product. At a high level, a Surface unit consists of a computer module and the Surface Vision System enclosed in a frame and covered by the Surface tabletop) |
| unidad USB | USB drive (A small device used to store information. USB flash drives plug into computer USB ports so you can copy information to or from them, making it easy to share and transport information) |
| unidades de asignación | assignment units (The percentage of a work resource's time, or units, that the resource is assigned to a task) |
