noun
volatile memory
Computing term for memory that loses its data when power is removed, such as RAM.
揮発性メモリーは電源を切るとデータが消える。
Volatile memory loses its data when the power is turned off.
Non-volatile memory retains data without power; the opposite of 揮発性メモリー.
Compound of 揮発性 (volatility) and メモリー (memory), a direct calque of the English term 'volatile memory'.