memory core

plural memory cores

1. computingA (semi-)permanent computer memory storage device that may be extracted, and may or may not be separate from the computer core.

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   Tali'Zorah nar Rayya: I tracked a patrol of geth to an uncharted world. I waited for one to become separated from its unit. Then I disabled it and removed its memory core. Captain Anderson: I thought the geth fried their memory cores when they died. Some kind of defense mechanism. Shepard: How did you manage to preserve the memory core?[…] Tali'Zorah nar Rayya: According to the memory core, the Reapers were a hyper-advanced machine race that existed 50,000 years ago.

   2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel