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noun Computers.
program-addressable storage that is directly controlled by and generally contained in the CPU: except for cache storage, the fastest type of storage available to any computer system.
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Also called main storage, primary memory . Formerly core memory .
Compare real storage.
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main memory
noun
the central memory-storage facility in a computer
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