flash memory

noun

1. Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.

flash memory

1. A kind of ROM that retains data when power is turned off and that can be electronically erased and reprogrammed without being removed from the circuit board.

Example Sentences

The researchers have built a form of flexible phase-change memory, which is closer in speed to normal RAM than flash memory but requires no power to maintain its state.

From Ars Technica

DNA is a thousandfold denser than even flash memory, and another property that’s interesting is that once you make the DNA polymer, it doesn’t consume any energy.

From Singularity Hub