primary storage

noun

The volatile memory of a computer directly accessible by the central processing unit; the main memory together with cache memory (and processor registers).

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Meanings

nounprimary storage (countable and uncountable, plural primary storages)

plural primary storages

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe volatile memory of a computer directly accessible by the central processing unit; the main memory together with cache memory (and processor registers).
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APA

primary storage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20storage

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“primary storage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20storage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primary storage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20storage.

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