main memory

noun

, Computers.

1. program-addressable storage that is directly controlled by and generally contained in the CPU: except for cache storage, the fastest type of storage available to any computer system.

main memory

noun

1. the central memory-storage facility in a computer

Example Sentences

The main memory makes 511 registers available as index registers.

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In main memory, 511 of the registers can be used as automatic index registers.

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