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SCRATCHPAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scratchpad mean?
• SCRATCHPAD (noun)
The noun SCRATCHPAD has 1 sense:
1. (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
Familiarity information: SCRATCHPAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scratchpad" is a kind of...):
computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)
Domain category:
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
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