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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVolatile memory
/ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl ˈmɛm.ə.ri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Computer memory that requires electrical power to maintain stored information and loses its data when the power is turned off or interrupted.
"Random Access Memory (RAM) is a common type of volatile memory used by computers for running active applications."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'volatile' from the Latin 'volatilis' (flying, fleet), derived from 'volare' (to fly), which entered English in the late 16th century to mean changeable or fleeting, with 'memory' from the Latin 'memoria'. In the mid-20th century, computer science adopted 'volatile' to describe data storage that evaporates or flies away when power is removed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Volatile memory" is said worldwide
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mémoire vive
Transliteration: mem-war veev
"La mémoire vive perd toutes ses données lorsque l'ordinateur est éteint."
flüchtiger Speicher
Transliteration: floe-ti-ger shy-py-er
"Ein flüchtiger Speicher benötigt Strom, um die Daten zu halten."
memoria volatile
Transliteration: mem-o-ria vo-la-ti-le
"La RAM è un tipico esempio di memoria volatile."
memoria volátil
Transliteration: me-mo-ria vo-la-til
"La memoria volátil borra toda la información al apagar el equipo."
memória volátil
Transliteration: me-mo-ria vo-la-til
"Os dados na memória volátil são perdidos quando o computador é desligado."
अस्थिर मेमोरी
Transliteration: asthir memory
"अस्थिर मेमोरी बिजली बंद होने पर अपना डेटा खो देती है।"
易失性存储器
Transliteration: yì shī xìng cún chǔ qì
"随机存取存储器是一种典型的易失性存储器。"
휘발성 메모리
Transliteration: hwibal-seong memori
"컴퓨터가 꺼지면 휘발성 메모리의 데이터는 사라집니다."
揮発性メモリ
Transliteration: kihatsusei memori
"揮発性メモリは電源を切るとデータが消去されます。"
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