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acoustic storage
a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
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auxiliary storage, external storage, secondary storage
a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
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buffer, buffer storage, buffer store
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
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disc, disk, magnetic disc, magnetic disk
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
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mag tape, magnetic tape, tape
memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
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computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage, store
an electronic memory device
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optical disc, optical disk
a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
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push-down storage, push-down store, stack
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
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recording
a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
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register
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
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accumulator, accumulator register
(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
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audiotape
magnetic tape for use in recording sound
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cache, memory cache
(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
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cassette tape
a cassette that contains magnetic tape
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CD, compact disc, compact disk
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
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counter
(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
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cover, cover song, cover version
a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
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diskette, floppy, floppy disk
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
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frame buffer
(computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel
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fixed disk, hard disc, hard disk
a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
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index register
(computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand
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keyboard buffer
a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them
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magnetic stripe
a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.
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non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage
computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
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print buffer
a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready
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ROM, fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
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real storage
the main memory in a virtual memory system
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scratchpad
(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
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shift register
(computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
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audio, audio recording, sound recording
a recording of acoustic signals
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tape, tape recording, taping
a recording made on magnetic tape
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transcription
a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
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DVD, videodisc, videodisk
a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
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video, video recording
a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)
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videotape
a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
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virtual memory, virtual storage
(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
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volatile storage
computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off