also: かそうメモリー
Technical computing term; refers to a memory management technique that uses disk space as an extension of RAM.
Changing the virtual memory settings can sometimes stabilize system performance.
This application consumes a lot of virtual memory.
Standard technical spelling; メモリ is the common abbreviation of メモリー.
Full-length spelling; less common than 仮想メモリ but still seen in formal or older documentation.
Compound of 仮想 (virtual) and メモリ (memory), a direct calque of the English computing term 'virtual memory'.