CORE MEMORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does core memory mean? 

• CORE MEMORY (noun)
  The noun CORE MEMORY has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories

  Familiarity information: CORE MEMORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORE MEMORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

core memory; magnetic core memory

Hypernyms ("core memory" is a kind 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)

Meronyms (parts of "core memory"):

core; magnetic core ((computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)