storage cell; storage element
A basic unit of computer memory that stores a single bit or a small amount of data.
This storage cell can read and write data at high speed.
The new storage element consumes less power.
Synonymous loanword from English; メモリセル is more common in technical documentation, while 記憶素子 is a native Japanese term.
Refers to a storage device or memory unit as a whole, not an individual cell.
Compound of 記憶 (memory) and 素子 (element, device). 素子 is a technical term for a basic functional unit in electronics.