the capacity of a videodisc or compact disc player that allows the user to select and replay any portion without starting at the beginning.
availability, as of a service or facility, whenever needed or desired.
an executive's need for random access to legal experts.
First recorded in 1950–55
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He came away from those discussions believing that investors are undervaluing the degree to which AI has made memory, specifically the dynamic random access memory that is Micron’s bread and butter, “a more strategic asset.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Ram - or random access memory - is used to store code while you use a device.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
He expects prices for dynamic random access memory--a type of semiconductor--to weigh on the Japanese company significantly in the second half of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
This would involve using the magnetic moment of electrons instead of their charge in dynamic random access memory.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
The TRS-80 Mini-Disk System uses sequential or random access.
From Radio Shack TRS-80 Expansion Interface: Operator's Manual Catalog Numbers: 26-1140, 26-1141, 26-1142 by Anonymous
Market research firm TrendForce says prices for the type of DRAM—dynamic random-access memory—used in high-end smartphones will surge as much as 83% in the current quarter compared with three months ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Investors have grown concerned about the durability of the memory-cycle boom, but Morgan Stanley analyst Shawn Kim noted that dynamic random-access memory remains a key bottleneck to the artificial-intelligence build-out.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
The team connected the layers using vertical metal interconnects and successfully demonstrated three-dimensional logic circuits as well as static random-access memory cells.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
UBS analyst Tim Arcuri estimates that such contracts will cover as much as 30% of shipments of total dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
At 58 times larger than Nvidia’s B200 chip, Cerebras can include on-chip static random-access memory, which it said is faster than the dynamic random-access memory in Nvidia’s Blackwell package.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
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