optical memory
11Optical media preservation — The preservation of optical media is essential because it is a resource in libraries, and stores audio, video, and computer data to be accessed by patrons. While optical discs are generally more reliable and durable than older media types,… …
12Optical disc drive — A CD/DVD ROM Drive A Blu ray (BD RE DL) writer tray in a Sony Vaio E series laptop …
13optical storage — ▪ technology electronic storage medium that uses low power laser beams to record and retrieve digital (binary) data. In optical storage technology, a laser beam encodes digital data onto an optical, or laser, disk in the form of tiny pits… …
14Optical computing — Today s computers use the movement of electrons in and out of transistors to do logic. Optical or Photonic computing is intended to use photons or light particles, produced by lasers or diodes, in place of electrons. Compared to electrons,… …
15Optical mouse — A wireless optical mouse An optical computer mouse or optic mouse uses a light emitting diode and photodiodes to detect movement relative to a surface, unlike a mechanical mouse which has a ball which rotates orthogonal shafts which drive chopper …
16Optical properties of carbon nanotubes — Contents 1 Terminology 2 Electronic structure of carbon nanotube 3 Van Hove singularities …
17Memory card — Miniaturization is evident in memory card creation; over time, the physical card sizes grow smaller. A memory card or flash card is an electronic flash memory data storage device used for storing digital information. They are commonly used in… …
18memory — /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 …
19memory device — noun a device that preserves information for retrieval • Syn: ↑storage device • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑acoustic storage, ↑auxiliary storage, ↑external storage, ↑ …
20Optical bistability — In optics, optical bistability is an attribute of certain optical devices where two resonant transmissions states are possible and stable, dependent on the input. Optical devices with a feedback mechanism, e.g. a laser, provide two methods of… …
