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Flash memory

A rewritable memory chip that retains its data without a power supply.

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    A rewritable memory chip that retains its data without a power supply.

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flashnounA sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
read-only memorynoun(computing) A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.
memory chipnoun(computing, electronics) A RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM or EEPROM microchip that can be plugged into a personal computer to provide temporary or permanent memory.
non-volatile random access memorynoun(electronics) Synonym of non-volatile memory
volatile memorynoun(computer hardware) Computer memory (such as RAM) that requires a constant electrical charge to maintain its contents.
memory cartridgenounAn electronic flash memory data storage device commonly used in portable electronic devices.
dynamic memorynounComputer memory that requires a periodic refresh to maintain its contents. This memory is usually cheaper and faster than ROM.
flashcardnounA card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation.
write-only memorynoun(computing) A type of computer memory to which data can be written, but from which it cannot be read.
memistornoun(electronics) A resistor with memory able to perform logic operations and store information.
static random access memorynounA type of semiconductor memory that uses bistable latching circuitry (flip-flop) to store each bit.
random access memorynounMain memory.
memory cardnoun(computer hardware) A solid state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.
memorynoun(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
memory holenounA figurative place to which information is deliberately sent to be forgotten, or to which forgotten or lost information ends up; nowhere, oblivion.
memory corenoun(science fiction, computing) A (semi-)permanent computer memory storage device that may be extracted, and may or may not be separate from the computer core.
ram disknoun(computing) A virtual disk, implemented in software, that stores its contents in random access memory.
memory typewriternounAn electronic typewriter capable of storing a limited amount of text in memory.
memory sticknoun(computing) A portable solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device equipped with a USB (or similarly specified) plug for direct connection to a corresponding port; a USB drive, thumb drive or pen drive.
random-access memorynounAlternative form of random access memory. [(computing, electronics) Computer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.]

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