working storage
noun Computers.
the amount of memory used to temporarily store results or other data while a program is running.
the part of memory in which such data is stored.
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Origin of working storage
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby working storage
working memory, working order, working papers, working party, workingperson, working storage, working substance, working week, workingwoman, work-in-progress, work it
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