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noun Computers.

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Words nearby random-access memory

randlord, rando, Randolph, random, random access, random-access memory, random coil, random error, randomization, randomize, random line

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How to use random-access memory in a sentence

Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
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Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?
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And there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory.
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Can they determine that individual citizens should not have access to rights provided by the Constitution?
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The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
So intelligent were her methods that she doubtless had great influence in making the memory of his art enduring.
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However great the power of Revival, there is no memory unless there was a First Impression.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
First Impressions are usually vivid but the power to revive them is weak—a poor memory.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
First Impressions are usually weak but the power to revive them is strong—still a poor memory.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for random-access memory

random access memory

noun

See RAM 1

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Scientific definitions for random-access memory

random-access memory

See RAM.