Random Access Memory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

random access memory
    n 1: 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 [syn: {random-access
         memory}, {random access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM},
         {read/write memory}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

main memory \main memory\ n. (Computers)
   The memory in a computer that holds programs and data for
   rapid access during execution of a program; it usually hold
   the largest quantity of rapid-access storage in a computer;
   -- also called {RAM} ({random access memory}. It is
   contrasted to {ROM}, {disk data storage}, {cache},
   {registers} and other forms of data storage.
   [PJC]

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