core memory
core memory · core memories
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A type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores…A type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores to magnetically store binary digits (bits).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)A type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores to magnetically store binary digits (bits).
(countable, informal)A memory, especially one formed in childhood, which recalls a deeply significant event in one's life and can be remembered years later.
My high school graduation is a core memory.
More definitions
- (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
* (sense 1): From being a type of computer memory consisting of magnetic cores.* (sense 1): From being a type of computer memory consisting of magnetic cores.
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Forms
plural: core memories| Singular | core memory |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories:magnetic core memory
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedmemory core
Derivedcore dump
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable