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メインメモリ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メインメモリ

also: メインメモリー

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Meanings

1

Computing term for the primary storage that the CPU can access directly; synonymous with RAM in most contexts.

プログラムを実じっ行こうする

に

は

、

まず

メインメモリ

に

ロード

する

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

To run a program, it must first be loaded into main memory.

Related words

RAM
RAM is a type of main memory; メインメモリ is the broader concept of primary storage, while RAM specifically refers to volatile read-write memory.
キャッシュメモリ
Cache memory is a smaller, faster memory that stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

Written forms

メインメモリー
Variant with long final vowel; less common but still used.
メイン・メモリ
- メインメモリ
  Explicitly separated form; rarely used in practice.
- メイン・メモリ
メイン・メモリー
- メインメモリー
  Explicitly separated form with long final vowel; rarely used.
- メイン・メモリー

Etymology

Loanword from English 'main memory'.