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仮想メモリ (かそうメモリ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仮か想そうメモリ

also: かそうメモリー

Meanings

1

noun

computing

Technical computing term; refers to a memory management technique that uses disk space as an extension of RAM.

仮か想そうメモリの設せっ定ていを変へん更こうすると、システムの動どう作さが安あん定ていすることがある。
Changing the virtual memory settings can sometimes stabilize system performance.
このアプリケーションは多おおくの仮か想そうメモリを消しょう費ひする。
This application consumes a lot of virtual memory.

Written forms

仮か想そうメモリ
Standard technical spelling; メモリ is the common abbreviation of メモリー.
仮か想そうメモリー
Full-length spelling; less common than 仮想メモリ but still seen in formal or older documentation.
かそうメモリー

Kanji

仮sham, temporary, interim
想idea, thought, conception

Similar words

物ぶつ理りメモリ
Physical memory (RAM) as opposed to virtual memory; 仮想メモリ extends physical memory using disk storage.
メモリ
General term for memory; 仮想メモリ specifically refers to the virtual memory system.

Etymology

Compound of 仮想 (virtual) and メモリ (memory), a direct calque of the English computing term 'virtual memory'.