associative storage

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noun

computing a storage device in which the information is identified by content rather than by an addressAlso called: content-addressable storage

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Words nearby associative storage

associative, associative aphasia, associative cortex, associative learning, associative neuron, associative storage, assoil, assoluta, assonance, as soon, as soon as

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Example sentences from the Web for associative storage

Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush, and other makeup.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A storage building became a ghostly concrete frame lit bright orange.
Raging Protesters Set Ferguson on Fire|Justin Glawe|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With a rescue plan in place and a five-year, $4.9 million contract between Phoenix and the CDC, the planes went into storage.
The American Ebola Rescue Plan Hinges on One Company. Meet Phoenix.|Abby Haglage|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Having spent 11 hours in cold storage, she began moving around within her body bag, where mortuary staff found her alive and well.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Skinny tie tells me that it was found in a storage locker in 2011 and auctioned for $2.1 million.
The Holy Grail of Comic Books Hid in Plain Site at New York Comic Con|Sujay Kumar|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A bailee who was a cold storage keeper, stated in his receipt "all damage to property is at the owner's risk."
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Even the storage of gasoline in suitable tanks set down in the earth is not a nuisance.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A garage keeper is generally allowed a lien on an automobile for storage and repairs.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
McKettrick looked like a man who had come out of a warm bath into a cold-storage room.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
The Bell and Tainter machine was operated by a storage battery and this was an inconvenient and expensive form of power.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

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