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| | Computer storage - definition of Computer storage in Encyclopedia |
 | | The terms "storage" (U.K.) or "memory" (U.S.) refer to the parts of a digital computer that retain physical state (data) for some interval of time, possibly even after electrical power to the computer is turned off. | | | An analogy is to think of the storage as human memory, with the hard disk as long-term memory, and the RAM as short-term_memory. | | | Secondary storage, also known as peripheral storage, is where the computer stores information that is not necessarily in current use. |
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| | computer storage - definition of computer storage by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically | | | computer storage - an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" | | | computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system |
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