COMPUTER MEMORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does computer memory mean? 

• COMPUTER MEMORY (noun)
  The noun COMPUTER MEMORY has 1 sense:

1. an electronic memory device

  Familiarity information: COMPUTER MEMORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPUTER MEMORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electronic memory device

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store

Context example:

a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

Hypernyms ("computer memory" is a kind of...):

computer hardware; hardware ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)

memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)

Meronyms (parts of "computer memory"):

register ((computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "computer memory"):

non-volatile storage; nonvolatile storage (computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off)

fixed storage; read-only memory; read-only storage; ROM ((computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed)

real storage (the main memory in a virtual memory system)

scratchpad ((computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information)

virtual memory; virtual storage ((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)

volatile storage (computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off)

Holonyms ("computer memory" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)