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MEMORY DEVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that preserves information for retrieval
Synonyms:
memory device; storage device
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("memory device" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "memory device"):
acoustic storage (a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines)
auxiliary storage; external storage; secondary storage (a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer)
buffer; buffer storage; buffer store ((computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system)
disc; disk; magnetic disc; magnetic disk ((computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored)
mag tape; magnetic tape; tape (memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information)
computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)
optical disc; optical disk (a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface)
push-down storage; push-down store; stack (a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO))
recording (a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded)
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)
