Memory that permits random access, especially in the form of removable integrated circuits that can be read and written to at high speed; abbreviated RAM.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
Definition of random-access memory in US English:
random-access memory
noun
Computing
Memory that permits random access, especially in the form of removable integrated circuits that can be read and written to at high speed; abbreviated RAM.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers.