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random-access memory

American

noun

Computers.

RAM.

random access memory British

noun

See RAM 1

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random-access memory Scientific

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Analyst Melissa Weathers said that Applied Materials looks primed to benefit from recent chip-sector strength and an uptick in demand for its dynamic random-access memory chips — a major revenue segment for the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Artificial-intelligence agents require enormous amounts of dynamic random-access memory.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

In the past three demand cycles dating back to the 1990s, Micron stock has peaked two to four months before dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

HBM is a specialized form of dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, with other variants also required.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Deutsche Bank’s Melissa Weathers said she expects supply of dynamic random-access memory to stay tight through 2027 into 2028 — especially as the artificial-intelligence boom fuels heightened demand for high-bandwidth memory.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

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