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不揮発性記憶装置 (ふきはつせいきおくそうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ揮き発はつ性せい記き憶おく装そう置ち

Meanings

1

nonvolatile storage device

Technical computing term for a storage device that retains data without power, such as flash memory, ROM, or hard disk drives.

不ふ揮き発はつ性せい記き憶おく装そう置ちは電でん源げんを切きってもデータを保ほ持じする。
A nonvolatile storage device retains data even when the power is turned off.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
揮brandish, wave, wag
発departure, discharge, publish
性sex, gender, nature
記

scribe, account, narrative

憶recollection, think, remember

装attire, dress, pretend

置placement, put, set

Related words

揮き発はつ性せい記き憶おく装そう置ち
Volatile storage device; loses data when power is removed, unlike 不揮発性記憶装置.
不ふ揮き発はつ性せいメモリ
Nonvolatile memory; a more common term, often used interchangeably but may refer specifically to semiconductor memory.

Built from

不ふ揮き発はつ性せい+記き憶おく装そう置ち

Etymology

Compound of 不 (non-), 揮発性 (volatility), and 記憶装置 (storage device). A technical calque from English 'nonvolatile storage device'.