virtual memory
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
virtual memory (usually uncountable, plural virtual memories)
- (computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance
Translations[edit]
memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated
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