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RAM DISK
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I. (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
Example:
access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
