noun
an electronic memory device
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a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
• Syn: ↑memory, ↑storage, ↑computer storage, ↑store, ↑memory board
• Hypernyms: ↑memory device, ↑storage device, ↑hardware, ↑computer hardware
• Hyponyms:
↑non-volatile storage, ↑nonvolatile storage, ↑read-only memory, ↑ROM, ↑read-only storage, ↑fixed storage, ↑real storage, ↑scratchpad, ↑virtual memory, ↑virtual storage, ↑volatile storage
• Part Holonyms: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑electronic computer, ↑information processing system
• Part Meronyms: ↑register
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memory (def. 11).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.