random access memory

See also: random-access memory

English

random access memory (usually uncountable, plural random access memories)

(computing, electronics) Computer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.
Synonym: (abbreviation) RAM
Coordinate terms: read-only memory, ROM, write-only memory, WOM, flash memory
Hyponyms: static random access memory, dynamic random access memory, NVRAM

computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed — See also translations at RAM

Azerbaijani: operativ yaddaş qurğusu
Chinese:
Cantonese: 隨機存取記憶體, 随机存取记忆体 (ceoi⁴ gei¹ cyun⁴ ceoi² gei³ jik¹ tai²)
Mandarin: 隨機存取存儲器／随机存取存储器 (zh) (suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnqǔ cúnchúqì) (mainland China), 隨機存儲器／随机存储器 (suíjī cúnchǔqì, suíjī cúnchúqì) (mainland China), 隨機存取記憶體／随机存取记忆体 (zh) (suíjī cúnqǔ jìyìtǐ) (Taiwan), 暫存記憶體／暂存记忆体 (zàncún jìyìtǐ, zhàncún jìyìtǐ) (Taiwan)
Czech: paměť s náhodným přístupem
Finnish: hajasaantimuisti, keskusmuisti (fi)
French: mémoire vive (fr) f, mémoire RAM f, mémoire à accès aléatoire f, mémoire à accès sélectif f, mémoire à accès direct f
Galician: memoria RAM f, memoria de acceso aleatorio f
German: Arbeitsspeicher (de) m, RAM (de) m or n
Greek: μνήμη τυχαίας προσπέλασης (el) f (mními tychaías prospélasis)
Icelandic: skyndiminni (is) n
Irish: ^{(please verify)} cuimhne randamrochtana f
Kazakh: жедел жадтау құрылғысы (jedel jadtau qūrylğysy)
Macedonian: меморија за случаен пристап f (memorija za slučaen pristap)
Portuguese: memória de acesso aleatório f, memória RAM f
Spanish: memoria RAM f, memoria de acceso aleatorio f
Vietnamese: bộ nhớ truy cập ngẫu nhiên
Welsh: cof hapgyrch m