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non-volatile memory

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noun

  1. Computers. memory in which stored data remains intact even when power is lost or turned off.


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The problem with Opportunity is that its non-volatile memory is suffering from a fault, probably related to the hardware's age.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2014

The non-volatile memory is where the important data like telemetry — the measurements the rover is collecting — is stored so that it can be accessed whenever Opportunity is powered on.

From The Verge Dec. 30, 2014

The problem with the non-volatile memory, as with most physical storage, is that there are limits to how many times you can read from and write to it before it starts to degrade.

From The Verge Dec. 30, 2014

That degradation has begun to occur more frequently, and at times has left the rover unable to access the non-volatile memory.

From The Verge Dec. 30, 2014

Scaramuzzo’s talk and the recent SanDisk announcement focused on the particular advantages of DIMM-based flash memory that creates non-volatile memory on the computer memory bus. 

From Forbes Jan. 20, 2014

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