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unit record

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

relating to unit record devices, processes, or media

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A single unit of input or output, as a punch card or line of printout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • 1987 Howard Fosdick: VM/CMS Handbook for Programmers, Users, and Managers Page 114 Pub. Hayden Books Card readers, card punches, and printers are unit record devices. They must be dedicated solely to a particular program for the duration of that program's execution. Otherwise, input to (and output from) different programs would be interspersed. These dedicated devices render a multi-user computer system slow and inefficient because programs must wait for access to devices they require.

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