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Computer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: RAM
Antonyms: none provided
Computer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.
Main memory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: RAM
Antonyms: none provided
the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: random-access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: volatile storage
Narrower terms: magnetic core memory, core memory
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
operativ yaddaş qurğusu
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Azerbaijani:
əməli yaddaş
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Chinese Cantonese:
隨機存取記憶體 /随机存取记忆体
(ceoi4 gei1 cyun4 ceoi2 gei3 jik1 tai2)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Chinese Mandarin:
隨機存取存儲器 /随机存取存储器
(suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchúqì)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Chinese Mandarin:
隨機存儲器 /随机存储器
(suíjī cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnchúqì)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Chinese Mandarin:
隨機存取記憶體 /随机存取记忆体
(suíjī cúnqǔ jìyìtǐ)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Chinese Mandarin:
暫存記憶體 /暂存记忆体
(zàncún jìyìtǐ, zhàncún jìyìtǐ)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Czech:
paměť s náhodným přístupem
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Finnish:
hajasaantimuisti
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Finnish:
keskusmuisti
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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French:
mémoire vive
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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French:
mémoire RAM
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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French:
mémoire à accès aléatoire
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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French:
mémoire à accès sélectif
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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French:
mémoire à accès direct
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Galician:
memoria RAM
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Galician:
memoria de acceso aleatorio
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Georgian:
ოპერატიული მეხსიერება
(oṗeraṭiuli mexsiereba)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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German:
Arbeitsspeicher
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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German:
RAM
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Greek:
μνήμη τυχαίας προσπέλασης
(mními tychaías prospélasis)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Icelandic:
skyndiminni
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Kazakh:
жедел жадтау құрылғысы
(jedel jadtau qūrylğysy)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Macedonian:
меморија за случаен пристап
(memorija za slučaen pristap)
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Māori:
pūmahara uru tupurangi
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Polish:
pamięć o dostępie swobodnym
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Portuguese:
memória de acesso aleatório
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Portuguese:
memória RAM
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Spanish:
memoria RAM
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Spanish:
memoria de acceso aleatorio
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Swedish:
arbetsminne
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Swedish:
internminne
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Swedish:
primärminne
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Swedish:
RAM-minne
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Vietnamese:
bộ nhớ truy cập ngẫu nhiên
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
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Welsh:
cof hapgyrch
— computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM