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  • 1memory device — noun a device that preserves information for retrieval • Syn: ↑storage device • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑acoustic storage, ↑auxiliary storage, ↑external storage, ↑ …

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  • 2memory — /mem euh ree/, n., pl. memories. 1. the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. 2. this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: to have a …

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  • 3computer memory — memory (def. 11). * * * Introduction       device that is used to store data or programs (sequences of instructions) on a temporary or permanent basis for use in an electronic digital computer. Computers represent information in binary code,… …

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  • 4Magnetic-core memory — A 32 x 32 core memory plane storing 1024 bits of data. Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRA …

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  • 5Apple II series — The Apple II (often written as Apple ] [ or Apple //) was the first mass produced microcomputer product, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.). It was among the first home computers on the market, and became one of the most recognizable …

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  • 6Binary prefix — Prefixes for bit and byte multiples Decimal Value SI 1000 k kilo 10002 M mega …

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  • 7Timeline of binary prefixes — This article presents a terminology timeline of binary prefixes.1940s; 1943 1944:*J.W. Tukey coins the word bit as an abbreviation of binary digit . [http://catb.org/ esr/jargon/html/B/bit.html The Jargon File (version 4.4.7)] ] ; 1948:*… …

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  • 8storage device — noun a device that preserves information for retrieval • Syn: ↑memory device • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑acoustic storage, ↑auxiliary storage, ↑external storage, ↑ …

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  • 9IBM 5110 — The IBM 5110 Portable Computer was the successor of the IBM 5100 Portable Computer.Three variations of the IBM 5110 were built: * IBM 5110 Model 1 (with a built in QIC DC300 tape drive of 204 kB). * IBM 5110 Model 2 (without the QIC tape drive).… …

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  • 10magnetic recording — magnetic recorder. the process of recording sound or other data on magnetic tape, wire, etc. [1940 45] * * * ▪ electronics Introduction       method of preserving sounds, pictures, and data in the form of electrical signals through the selective… …

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