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Definition 2024
random_access_memory
random access memory
See also: random-access memory
English
Noun
random access memory (uncountable) (abbreviation RAM)
- (electronics) Computer memory that dynamically stores program and data values during operation and in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed.
- (computing) The main memory of a computer or smartphone available for program execution or data storage.
Related terms
- read-only memory, ROM
- flash memory
- NVRAM
- SRAM, static random access memory
- DRAM, dynamic random access memory
Translations
computer memory that dynamically stores program and data values during operation and in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed
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the main memory of a computer available for program execution or data storage
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