random-access memory

Questions about random-access memory

What does random-access memory mean?

random-access memory means "the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible".

What is another word for random-access memory?

Close synonyms include random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is random-access memory a common word?

random-access memory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.