random-access memory
noun
RAM.
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random-access memory
Americannoun
Computers.
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British
noun
random-access memory
Scientific
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Prices of dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, have skyrocketed owing to high demand from artificial-intelligence companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
He’ll also be looking to see how Nvidia manages supply constraints within dynamic random-access memory.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Industry revenues from dynamic random-access memory could almost triple this year to reach $418.6 billion, IDC predicted.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Moreover, those tight market conditions apply to both high-end memory chips and the more traditional dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Ram - or random access memory - is used to store code while you use a device.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
Demand in 2026 will likely be strong for dynamic random access memory and high-bandwidth memory, the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
DRAM, or dynamic random access memory, allows a processor to store and rapidly access the data and program instructions it is actively using.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 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
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