core memory
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1. (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | ram, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | core, magnetic core, |
| definition | : | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
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