random access memory

See also: random-access memory

English

Alternative forms

random-access memory

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Noun

random access memory (usually uncountable, plural random access memories)

(computing, electronics) Computer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.
Synonym: (abbreviation) RAM

Hyponyms: static random access memory, dynamic random access memory, NVRAM

Coordinate terms: read-only memory, ROM, write-only memory, WOM, flash memory
1. Main memory.

Usage notes

Except in specialized literature, random access memory specifically refers to main memory.

Derived terms

Translations

computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM

Azerbaijani: operativ yaddaş qurğusu, əməli yaddaş
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 / 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 / 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)
Czech: paměť s náhodným přístupem
Finnish: hajasaantimuisti, 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
Georgian: ოპერატიული მეხსიერება (oṗeraṭiuli mexsiereba)
German: Arbeitsspeicher (de) m, RAM (de) m or n
Greek: μνήμη τυχαίας προσπέλασης (el) f (mními tychaías prospélasis)
Icelandic: skyndiminni (is) n
Irish: ^{(please verify)} cuimhne randamrochtana f
Kazakh: жедел жадтау құрылғысы (jedel jadtaw qurılğısı)
Macedonian: меморија за случаен пристап f (memorija za slučaen pristap)
Māori: pūmahara uru tupurangi
Polish: pamięć o dostępie swobodnym f
Portuguese: memória de acesso aleatório f, memória RAM f
Spanish: memoria RAM f, memoria de acceso aleatorio f
Swedish: arbetsminne (sv) n (literally “working memory”), internminne (sv) n (literally “internal memory”), primärminne (sv) n (literally “primary memory”), RAM-minne n
Vietnamese: bộ nhớ truy cập ngẫu nhiên
Welsh: cof hapgyrch m