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memory storage

[′mem·rē ‚stȯr·ij]
(computer science)
The sum total of the computer's storage facilities, that is, core, drum, disk, cards, and paper tape.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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