n03108069
type | n |
lex_filenum | 06 |
def | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data |
def | now superseded by semiconductor memories |
examples | each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | torus, toroid |
Part holonym | magnetic core memory, core memory; random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory |
Domain of synset - TOPIC | computer science, computing |
Incoming links | |
Part meronym | magnetic core memory, core memory; random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory |
Member of this domain - TOPIC | computer science, computing |
Hyponym | torus, toroid |
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