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Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: virtual storage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
虛擬內存 /虚拟内存
(xūnǐ nèicún)
— memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated
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Czech:
virtuální paměť
— memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated
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Finnish:
virtuaalimuisti
— memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated
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Greek:
εικονική μνήμη
(eikonikí mními)
— memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated
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Kazakh:
мүмкіндікті зерде
(mümkındıktı zerde)
— memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated
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Russian:
виртуа́льная па́мять
(virtuálʹnaja pámjatʹ)
— memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated
