RAM DISK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does RAM disk mean? 

• RAM DISK (noun)
  The noun RAM DISK has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors

  Familiarity information: RAM DISK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAM DISK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off

Hypernyms ("RAM disk" is a kind of...):

drive ((computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Holonyms ("RAM disk" is a part of...):

RAM; random-access memory; random access memory; random memory; read/write memory (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)