main memory
noun Computers.
program-addressable storage that is directly controlled by and generally contained in the CPU: except for cache storage, the fastest type of storage available to any computer system.
Also called
main storage,
primary memory. Formerly
core memory.
Compare
real storage.
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British Dictionary definitions for main memory
main memory
noun
the central memory-storage facility in a computer