RAM disk
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(computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors
access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off
Types & categories
- drive hypernym
Parts & wholes
- random-access memory part holonym
Related & opposite
- computing domain topic
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | random-access memory |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | drive |