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Definition of Read/write memory
1. Noun. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible.
Terms within: Buffer, Buffer Storage, Buffer Store, Core, Magnetic Core, Ram Disk
Specialized synonyms: Core Memory, Magnetic Core Memory
Generic synonyms: Volatile Storage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Read/write Memory
Literary usage of Read/write memory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"Although DNA memory is unlikely to be used as the rapid-access read- write memory
of modern computers, its density makes it useful for "black-box" ..."
2. 50 Years of Army Computing, from ENIAC to MSRC: A Record of a Symposium and by Thomas J. Bergin, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, US Army Ordnance Center and School (2000)
"I noted above that the read/write memory on EDVAC and ... Another important asset
of the read/write memory was the ability to have the computer operate on ..."
3. JTEC Panel Final Report on Telecommunications Technology in Japanby George L. Turin by George L. Turin (1994)
"DRAM's are the cheapest form of semiconductor read/write memory and are used as
the main memory in most computing systems. These devices represent the ..."
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