noun
associative storage; content-addressable storage
Rare computing term for a storage system where data is accessed by its content rather than a fixed address. Also known as CAM (Content-Addressable Memory) when referring to memory hardware.
内容アドレス記憶装置は、データの内容に基づいて検索を行う特殊な記憶装置です。
Content-addressable storage is a special storage device that performs searches based on data content.
連想記憶 is a more common Japanese term for associative memory, often used in neural network contexts, while 内容アドレス記憶装置 is a rarer, more hardware-oriented term.
CAM (Content-Addressable Memory) is the common English abbreviation for the hardware implementation; 内容アドレス記憶装置 is the full Japanese translation, rarely used in practice.
Compound of 内容 (content), アドレス (address), and 記憶装置 (storage device), directly translating the English term 'content-addressable storage'.