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AUXILIARY STORAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does auxiliary storage mean?
• AUXILIARY STORAGE (noun)
The noun AUXILIARY STORAGE has 1 sense:
1. a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
Familiarity information: AUXILIARY STORAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
auxiliary storage; external storage; secondary storage
Hypernyms ("auxiliary storage" is a kind of...):
memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)
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