external memory
<storage>
A vague term for slower, non-volatile storage, usually magnetic disk, in contrast to main memory which is usually volatile semiconductor RAM.
[Jargon File]Last updated: 1997-02-17
Nearby terms:
eXternal Data Representation ♦ External Machine Interface ♦ external memory ♦ EXTRA ♦ extranet
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