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secondary memory — Computers. See secondary storage … Useful english dictionary
secondary storage — noun a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer • Syn: ↑auxiliary storage, ↑external storage • Hypernyms: ↑memory device, ↑storage device * * * Computers. storage, as on disk or tape, supplemental to and slower than main… … Useful english dictionary
secondary storage — Computers. storage, as on disk or tape, supplemental to and slower than main storage, not under the direct control of the CPU and generally contained outside it: Secondary storage for this system is contained on videodisk. Also called auxiliary… … Universalium
Memory errors — Memory gaps and errors refer to the incorrect recall, or complete loss, of information in the memory system for a specific detail and/or event. Memory errors may include remembering events that never occurred, or remembering them differently from … Wikipedia
Secondary emission — is a phenomenon where additional electrons, called secondary electrons, are emitted from the surface of a material when an incident particle (often, charged particle such as electron or ion) impacts the material with sufficient energy. The number … Wikipedia
Memory management — is the act of managing computer memory. The essential requirement of memory management is to provide ways to dynamically allocate portions of memory to programs at their request, and freeing it for reuse when no longer needed. This is critical to … Wikipedia
Memory for the future — refers to the ability to use memory to picture and plan future events. It is a subcategory of mental time travel which Suddendorf and Corballis described to be the process that allows people to imagine both past and potential future events.… … Wikipedia
Memory segmentation — is the division of computer memory into segments or sections. Segments or sections are also used in object files of compiled programs when they are linked together into a program image, or the image is loaded into memory. In a computer system… … Wikipedia
Memory conformity — refers to when people share information after a certain event, their memories become more similar to each others than if they had not had this social interaction (Wright, Self Justice, 2000). As an example, recent research (e.g., Gabbert, Memon,… … Wikipedia
Memory B cells — Secondary immune system components that have an affinity for a particular antigen. Like other B cells, memory B cells originate from lymphocytes that develop and are activated in the bone marrow. They become antigen specific when stimulated by… … Medical dictionary
