Meanings
plural random access memories · alternative random-access memory
Synonyms & antonyms
nounComputer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.
nounMain memory.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 隨機存取記憶體 /随机存取记忆体
- 隨機存取記憶體 /随机存取记忆体 (ceoi⁴ gei¹ cyun⁴ ceoi² gei³ jik¹ tai²)computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Chinese Mandarin 隨機存取存儲器 /随机存取存储器, 隨機存儲器 /随机存储器
- 隨機存取存儲器 /随机存取存储器 (suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchúqì)computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- 隨機存儲器 /随机存储器 (suíjī cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnchúqì)computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- 隨機存取記憶體 /随机存取记忆体 (suíjī cúnqǔ jìyìtǐ)computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- 暫存記憶體 /暂存记忆体 (zàncún jìyìtǐ, zhàncún jìyìtǐ)computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Czech paměť s náhodným přístupem
- paměť s náhodným přístupemcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Finnish hajasaantimuisti, keskusmuisti
- hajasaantimuisticomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- keskusmuisticomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
French mémoire vive, mémoire RAM
- mémoire vivecomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- mémoire RAMcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- mémoire à accès aléatoirecomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- mémoire à accès sélectifcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- mémoire à accès directcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
German Arbeitsspeicher, RAM
- Arbeitsspeichercomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- RAMcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Greek μνήμη τυχαίας προσπέλασης
- μνήμη τυχαίας προσπέλασης (mními tychaías prospélasis)computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Icelandic skyndiminni
- skyndiminnicomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Māori pūmahara uru tupurangi
- pūmahara uru tupurangicomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Polish pamięć o dostępie swobodnym
- pamięć o dostępie swobodnymcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Portuguese memória de acesso aleatório, memória RAM
- memória de acesso aleatóriocomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- memória RAMcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Spanish memoria RAM, memoria de acceso aleatorio
- memoria RAMcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- memoria de acceso aleatoriocomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Swedish arbetsminne, internminne
- arbetsminnecomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- internminnecomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- primärminnecomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
- RAM-minnecomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Vietnamese bộ nhớ truy cập ngẫu nhiên
- bộ nhớ truy cập ngẫu nhiêncomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Welsh cof hapgyrch
- cof hapgyrchcomputer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — see also RAM
Cite this entry
random access memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20access%20memory
“random access memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20access%20memory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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