virtual memory

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Noun

virtual memory (usually uncountable, plural virtual memories)

1. (computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance

Translations

memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated

Chinese: Mandarin: 虛擬內存 / 虚拟内存 (xūnǐ nèicún) Czech: virtuální paměť f Finnish: virtuaalimuisti (fi) Greek: εικονική μνήμη (el) f (eikonikí mními) Kazakh: мүмкіндікті зерде (mümkındıktı zerde) Russian: виртуа́льная па́мять f (virtuálʹnaja pámjatʹ)

See also

• paging file