MAIN STORAGE


Meaning of MAIN STORAGE in English

In a computer , program -addressable storage from which instructions and other data may be loaded directly into registers for subsequent execution or processing. Note 1: Main storage includes the total program-addressable execution space that may include one or more storage devices. Note 2: "Main storage" usually refers to large and intermediate computers, whereas " memory " usually refers to microcomputers, minicomputers, and calculators.

Telecommunication standard terms English vocab.      Английский словарь стандартных телекоммуникационных терминов.