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mass storage

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any form of data storage (non-volatile memory) with high capacity relative to that of the faster volatile memory of computers (of its time).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

Examples

  • The mass storage of the network consisted of 40 megabytes of Bernoulli boxes.

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  • German: Massenspeicher — Translations