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外部記憶装置 (がいぶきおくそうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

外がい部ぶ記き憶おく装そう置ち

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Meanings

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noun

external storage device

computing

Technical computing term for hardware that stores data outside the computer's main memory, such as hard disks, SSDs, USB drives, and optical discs.

外がい部ぶ記き憶おく装そう置ちとして外そと付づけハードディスクを使つかっています。
I use an external hard disk as an external storage device.

Kanji

外outside

部section, bureau, dept

記scribe, account, narrative

憶recollection, think, remember

装attire, dress, pretend

置placement, put, set

Similar words

補ほ助じょ記き憶おく装そう置ち
Synonym also meaning 'auxiliary storage device'; often used interchangeably in computing contexts.
主しゅ記き憶おく装そう置ち
Main memory (RAM), which is internal and directly accessed by the CPU, contrasting with external storage.

Etymology

Compound of 外部 (external) + 記憶 (storage/memory) + 装置 (device). A straightforward technical term with no special historical derivation.