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Definition of Magnetic core
1. Noun. (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories. "Each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"
Exact synonyms: Core
Group relationships: Core Memory, Magnetic Core Memory, Ram, Random Access Memory, Random Memory, Random-access Memory, Read/write Memory
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Toroid, Torus
Group relationships: Core Memory, Magnetic Core Memory, Ram, Random Access Memory, Random Memory, Random-access Memory, Read/write Memory
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Toroid, Torus