NON-VOLATILE STORAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does non-volatile storage mean?
• NON-VOLATILE STORAGE (noun)
The noun NON-VOLATILE STORAGE has 1 sense:
1. computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
Familiarity information: NON-VOLATILE STORAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NON-VOLATILE STORAGE (noun)
Meaning:
Computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
non-volatile storage; nonvolatile storage
Hypernyms ("non-volatile storage" is a kind of...):
computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "non-volatile storage"):
flash memory (nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew)
magnetic bubble memory (a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers)
Antonym:
volatile storage (computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off)
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