HyperDic: storage_device

English > 1 sense of the expression storage device:
NOUNartifactstorage device, memory devicea device that preserves information for retrieval
English > storage device: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA device that preserves information for retrieval.
Synonymmemory device
Narroweracoustic storageA storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
auxiliary storage, external storage, secondary storageA data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
buffer, buffer storage, buffer store(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device
magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
magnetic tape, mag tape, tapememory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide
memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory boardAn electronic memory device
optical disk, optical discA disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface
push-down storage, push-down store, stackA storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
recordingA storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
register(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Spanishdispositivo de memoria
Catalandispositiu de memòria

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