random access memory

See also: random-access memory

English

Noun

random access memory (uncountable) (abbreviation RAM)

(electronics) Computer memory that dynamically stores program and data values during operation and in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed.
(computing) The main, usually volatile, memory of a computer or smartphone available for program execution or data storage.

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Translations

computer memory that dynamically stores program and data values during operation and in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed

Czech: paměť s náhodným přístupem
Finnish: hajasaantimuisti
Galician: memoria RAM f, memoria de acceso aleatorio f

Icelandic: skyndiminni (is) n
Portuguese: memória de acesso aleatório f, memória RAM f
Spanish: memoria RAM f, memoria de acceso aleatorio f

the main memory of a computer available for program execution or data storage

Chinese:
Cantonese: 隨機存取記憶體, 随机存取记忆体 (ceoi⁴ gei¹ cyun⁴ ceoi² gei³ jik¹ tai²)

Mandarin: 隨機存取存儲器 (zh), 随机存取存储器 (zh) (suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchúqì) (mainland China), 隨機存儲器, 随机存储器 (suíjī cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnchúqì) (mainland China), 隨機存取記憶體 (zh), 随机存取记忆体 (zh) (suíjī cúnqǔ jìyìtǐ) (Taiwan), 暫存記憶體, 暂存记忆体 (zàncún jìyìtǐ, zhàncún jìyìtǐ) (Taiwan)
Finnish: keskusmuisti (fi)

French: mémoire vive (fr) f, mémoire RAM f, mémoire à accès aléatoire f, mémoire à accès sélectif f, mémoire à accès direct f
Galician: memoria RAM f, memoria de acceso aleatorio f
Spanish: memoria RAM f, memoria de acceso aleatorio f
Vietnamese: bộ nhớ truy cập ngẫu nhiên

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