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Definition of RAM disk
1. Noun. (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors. "Access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"
Group relationships: Ram, Random Access Memory, Random Memory, Random-access Memory, Read/write Memory
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Definition of RAM disk
1. Noun. (computing) A virtual disk, implemented in software, that stores its contents in RAM. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of RAM Disk
| RACV RACWA RAD RADAR RADM RAEB RAF RAFA RAFO RAG-1 esterase | RAIB RAID RAII RAIU RAM RAM disk (current term) RAM disks RAM pack RAN RANSAC | RAO RAP RAPD RAP kinase RAR RAS RAST RAS syndrome RATO |
Literary usage of RAM disk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 3-D Deterministic Radiation Transport Computer Programs: Features by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1997)
"If all I/O is directed to this RAM-disk it reduces the elapsed time for the
calculation ... Using a RAM-disk, we can now run problems with large geometries, ..."
2. Karanòg: The Romano-Nubian Cemetery by Leonard Woolley, David Randall-MacIver (1910)
"Head of Ammon ram, disk above, r. 8110. G 161. Copper-coloured alloy; solid bezel.
Scarabaeus seen full-face. He has the head of extended, ..."
3. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"Even if your database or word processing document might fit entirely in a RAM
disk you create, you are at risk that you will turn the machine off without ..."
4. From Behemoth to Microship by Steven K. Roberts (2000)
"HyperCard and the Finder run in RAM disk, minimizing the need to spin up its 40
megabyte hard drive (remember those?) while mobile. ..."
5. Decision Support Systems for Ecosystem Management: An Evaluation of Existing edited by H. Todd Mowrer (1998)
"Approximate minimum CPU needed, RAM, Disk storage for program and data. Mid-level
workstations under Project 615 are adequate. Pentium PC running DOS or ..."
6. A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology by Roy A. Allan (2001)
"It also added features such as: RAM disk, volume names and the ATTRIB command.
The program now consisted of 40000 lines of code. Version 3.1 Was released in ..."
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