VOLATILE STORAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does volatile storage mean? 

• VOLATILE STORAGE (noun)
  The noun VOLATILE STORAGE has 1 sense:

1. computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off

  Familiarity information: VOLATILE STORAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOLATILE STORAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("volatile storage" is a kind of...):

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volatile storage"):

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)

Antonym:

non-volatile storage; nonvolatile storage (computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off)