| NOUN | artifact | magnetic core, core | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data |
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| Meaning | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories. | |
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| Synonym | core | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Part of | magnetic core memory, core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores |
| random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory | The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on | |
| Broader | torus, toroid | A ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle |
| Spanish | núcleo magnético | |
| Catalan | nucli magnètic | |
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