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仮想記憶 (かそうきおく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仮か想そう記き憶おく

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Meanings

1

virtual memory; virtual storage

Computing term for a memory management technique that uses disk space as an extension of RAM.

仮か想そう記き憶おくによっ

て

、

物ぶつ

理り

メモリ

以い

上じょう

の

プログラム

を

実じっ

行こう

できる

。

Virtual memory allows programs larger than physical memory to run.

Kanji

仮sham, temporary, interim
想idea, thought, conception
記scribe, account, narrative
憶recollection, think, remember

Related words

物ぶつ理りメモリ
Physical memory (RAM) as opposed to virtual memory.
スワップ
Swapping is a mechanism used in virtual memory systems to move data between RAM and disk.

Word family

仮か想そう記き憶おく装そう置ち
virtual storage
仮か想そう記き憶おくシステム
virtual storage system; virtual memory system
多た重じゅう仮か想そう記き憶おく方ほう式しき
multiple virtual storage

Built from

仮か想そう+記き憶おく

Etymology

Compound of 仮想 (virtual) and 記憶 (memory/storage), a direct translation of the English computing term.