|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

magnetic core

DEFINITIONS OF: magnetic core

1

n (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

Synonyms:
core
Type of:
toroid, torus
a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES