core memory
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of core memory
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“That’s now a core memory of this stadium,” Demoff said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Before putting the property on the market, Barrymore seized the opportunity to make at least one more core memory there, when she celebrated her 51st birthday with some of her closest friends.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
His diasporic background fueled his real-life melancholy – and it’s a core memory he said he tapped into while portraying Hae-sung.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
He visited the Paris Air Show as a boy with his father and has “a core memory of watching MIGs doing Cobra maneuvers overhead.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Each core memory module consists of the memory stack, the required X and Y switches, the X and Y current sources and sense amplifiers for that stack.
From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation
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