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core memory
noun
, Computers.
- former term for main memory, which was composed of ring-shaped magnets called cores.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of core memory1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
The brain’s hippocampus—its core memory processor—does the job of comparing all of our new experiences to what we’ve seen and known before.
From Popular-Science
Data acquisition on the 910 was limited in array size to the capacity of the core memory.
From Project Gutenberg
In PDP-3, 511 registers of the main magnetic core memory are available for use as automatic index registers.
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