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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

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noun

nonvolatile storage device

computing

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

Similar 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.

Etymology

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