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CLE USB [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flash drive
1, record 1, English, flash%20drive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flash drive: an item in the "Data Processing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category. 2, record 1, English, - flash%20drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clé USB
1, record 1, French, cl%C3%A9%20USB
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clé USB : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de traitement des données» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication». 2, record 1, French, - cl%C3%A9%20USB
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- USB flash drive
1, record 2, English, USB%20flash%20drive
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- thumb drive 2, record 2, English, thumb%20drive
correct
- flash drive 2, record 2, English, flash%20drive
correct
- USB key 2, record 2, English, USB%20key
correct
- pen drive 1, record 2, English, pen%20drive
correct
- key drive 1, record 2, English, key%20drive
correct
- USB drive 1, record 2, English, USB%20drive
correct
- Memory Stick 2, record 2, English, Memory%20Stick
avoid, trademark, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A USB flash drive is essentially NAND [NOR AND]-type flash memory integrated with a USB 1.1 or 2.0 interface used as a small, lightweight, removable data storage device ... 2, record 2, English, - USB%20flash%20drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
They are also sometimes erroneously called memory sticks, which is a Sony trademark describing their proprietary memory card system ... 2, record 2, English, - USB%20flash%20drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
USB stands for Universal Serial BUS. 3, record 2, English, - USB%20flash%20drive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clé USB
1, record 2, French, cl%C3%A9%20USB
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- clef USB 1, record 2, French, clef%20USB
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit périphérique de stockage de données qui utilise une mémoire Flash et un connecteur USB. 2, record 2, French, - cl%C3%A9%20USB
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- memoria USB
1, record 2, Spanish, memoria%20USB
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- lápiz USB 2, record 2, Spanish, l%C3%A1piz%20USB
correct, masculine noun
- lápiz de memoria 3, record 2, Spanish, l%C3%A1piz%20de%20memoria
correct, masculine noun
- llave USB 4, record 2, Spanish, llave%20USB
correct, masculine noun
- memoria externa 3, record 2, Spanish, memoria%20externa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositivo externo, generalmente electrónico, en el que se almacenan datos e instrucciones para recuperarlos y utilizarlos posteriormente, conectándolo a una computadora. 5, record 2, Spanish, - memoria%20USB
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Todo tu ordenador en una llave USB. Las memorias USB [...] son prácticas [...], no pesan casi nada [...], no sirven solo para transportar datos [sino] también podemos utilizarlas para [almacenar] nuestro sistema operativo y las aplicaciones que utilizamos con más frecuencia. 4, record 2, Spanish, - memoria%20USB
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