Read-write memory
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Read-write memory is a type of computer memory
that may be relatively easily written to as well as read from (unlike ROM
or "Read-Only Memory"). The term RAM
is often used to describe writable memory. RAM (or "Random Access Memory") actually referring to memory that can be accessed at any "location".
Computer memory
In computing, memory refers to the physical devices used to store programs or data on a temporary or permanent basis for use in a computer or other digital electronic device. The term primary memory is used for the information in physical systems which are fast In computing, memory refers to the...
that may be relatively easily written to as well as read from (unlike ROM
Read-only memory
Read-only memory is a class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty, so it is mainly used to distribute firmware .In its strictest sense, ROM refers only...
or "Read-Only Memory"). The term RAM
Ram
-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
is often used to describe writable memory. RAM (or "Random Access Memory") actually referring to memory that can be accessed at any "location".