English noun: RAM disk | |||
1. | RAM disk (artifact) (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors | ||
Samples | Access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drive | ||
Part meronym | RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||