memory

A device that stores computer data or programs for subsequent retrieval. In the general sense, the term refers to all forms of on-line storage, including hard disk drives and tape drives. In practice, the term generally refers to a computer’s fast semiconductor-based main memory, or random access memory (RAM), as distinguished from its secondary storage, such as hard drives.Virtual memory is disk space pretending to be RAM. See also flash memory, RAM, and ROM.

• INRIA (National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique)
• insertion gain
• insertion loss
• inside plant (ISP)
• inside vapor deposition (IVD)
• inside wire and cable
• Instant Messaging and Presence (IMP)
• Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol (IMPP)
• Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol (IMPP)
• instant messaging (IM)
• Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
• Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
• Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA)
• insulation
• insulator
• insure
• integrated access device (IAD)
• integrated circuit
• integrated messaging
• integrated services digital network (ISDN)
• Integrated Services LAN (ISLAN)
• intellectual property
• intelligent network (IN)
• intelligent peripheral (IP)
• Interactive Video and Data Services (IVDS)