Computer memory terms

Computer memory terms with full definitions and information on each term. Explore this list of over 190 terms like RAM, ROM, storage, and pipe. Navigate quickly through the list by clicking one of the letters below; for example, click 'V' to find terms like 'VRAM' in the 'V' section.

Definition of computer memory
Top 10 memory terms
Storage device RAM Memory Pipe Core ROM Primary storage device Jump drive Refresh Programmable ROM
Number
3D XPoint 640 KB barrier
A
Absolute address Address register Address space Allocation unit Associative memory Asynchronous DRAM
B
Ball Grid Array Bank Barrier Base address BEDO DRAM BGA Block Bubble memory Buffer Buffer overflow
C
Cache Cache On A STick CAS CF COAST Column Access Strobe CompactFlash Composite Conventional memory Core C-RIMM
D
DDR DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 DDR5 DDR SDRAM Deallocation Dellocate Destructive readout Device address Devicehigh DIMM Direct address Direct Memory Access Dirty bit Disk cache DMA DMAC DOS protected mode interface Double Data Rate Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory DRAM Dual-channel memory Dynamic allocation Dynamic Random Access Memory Dynamic relocation Dynamic storage
E
EAPROM ECC EDO EEMS EEPROM EMM eMMC EMS EPROM Expanded memory Extended memory
F
Fast page Fast page mode Flash drive Flash memory Flash memory card Flush FPM RAM FRAM Framebuffer
G
GDDR
H
Himem.sys HMA
I
Input buffer Interleave
J
JEDEC JEDEC SDRAM Jump drive
K
Currently, no listings.
L
Leak LIM LIM 4.0 LIM-EMS Loader Loadhigh Local memory LRDIMM
M
MB MDRAM Megabyte Memory Memory address Memory capacity Memory card Memory cartridge Memory chips Memory leak Memory management Memory manager Memory module Memory scrubbing Memory slot Memory stick Memory unit Memristor Memtest Memtest86 MicroSD MiniSD MMC MMU Momentum cache Multiplexer
N
NAND flash memory Nanosecond Non-composite Non-contiguous data structure Non-volatile memory Null pointer NVRAM
O
Optane memory Output buffer
P
PAE Page Page file Page size Paging Parity PC Memory slot Pen drive Physical address Physical Address Extensions Physical memory Pipe Pointer PRAM Primary storage device Program counter Programmable ROM PROM Protected memory Protected mode Pumping
Q
Currently, no listings.
R
RAM RAM cache RAM card RAM chip RAM disk Random Access Memory RAS RDIMM RDRAM Refresh Refresh cycle RIMM Roll in Roll out ROM ROM card RSL
S
Scratch SD card SDHC card SDRAM Selectron tube SGRAM Shadow memory Shared memory SIMM SIPP Slot SmartMedia SmartMedia card SMRAM SO-DIMM SOJ DRAM Solid-state memory SO-RIMM SPD SRAM Stack overflow Static allocation Storage device Swap file
T
Tag Thumb drive Transient
U
UDIMM UFS UMA UMB Upper Memory Area Upper Memory Blocks
V
VCACHE VCPI Video memory Virtual address Virtual memory VMS Volatile memory Von Neumann architecture VRAM
W
Williams tube Windows Memory Diagnostics WRAM Write-back cache Write-through cache
X
xD-Picture Card
Y
Currently, no listings.
Z
Zero out Zero wait state

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