secondary storage

American

noun

Computers.

storage, as on disk or tape, supplemental to and slower than main storage, not under the direct control of the CPU and generally contained outside it.

Secondary storage for this system is contained on videodisk.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

secondary storage

If you have a small linen closet and a whole lot of linens, it might be time to find a secondary storage spot.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022

This model even includes primary and secondary storage with a 4TB hard drive and a 1TB SSD.

From The Verge ● Oct. 19, 2021

“The Asigra Converged Data Protection Appliance family disintermediates storage software stacks from expensive hardware, removing the cost and complexity of secondary storage systems,” said Eran Farajun, executive vice president, Asigra.

From Forbes ● Jun. 16, 2015

Primary storage is usually less permanent—what engineers call “volatile”—than secondary storage.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2012

He was in some kind of oil reservoir, maybe a leaked pool, or some secondary storage chamber, or..

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023