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core memory

core memory noun: a type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores to magnetically store binary digits (bits).

Noun

core memory (countable and uncountable, plural core memories)

  1. (historical) A type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores to magnetically store binary digits (bits).
    • Wilkes, on his visit to America in summer and fall 1950 had witnessed the core memory being implemented on the Whirlwind at MIT—and as in the case of seeing the control matrix in the same machine, this made a strong impression on him.2014, Subrata Dasgupta, It Began with Babbage, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  2. (countable, informal) A memory, especially one formed in childhood, which recalls a deeply significant event in one's life and can be remembered years later.
    • My high school graduation is a core memory.
    • Grandfather Frahm told young Herbert how his father had been held over a trestle and whipped repeatedly for disobedience, as if serfdom persisted. That had made a lasting imprint on Ludwig Frahm, and the recounting of it made an indelible impression on the grandson, who tells it as one of the core...1975, David Binder, “Who Is Willy Brandt?”, in The Other German: Willy Brandt’s Life & Times, Washington, D.C.: The New Republic Book Company, Inc., →ISBN, pages 16–17

core memory meaning in Tamil

core memory in Tamil

உள்ளக நினைவகம்

Examples of core memory in a sentence

  • @Sleestak @parva_x @heythisisbrian I don't know how it happened or why it happened, but that is like a core memory of my childhood2014 July 4, Chris Chance! Brown, Looking for work! (@chance_second), Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2024:
  • Maybe it was a core memory of the day he was born.2021, Jodi Thomas [pseudonym; Jodi Koumalats], Dinner on Primrose Hill, Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 219:
  • At least my nose isn’t bleeding; that’s a core memory right there.2022, Kosoko Jackson, A Dash of Salt and Pepper, Berkley, →ISBN, page 342:
  • What constitutes a "core memory" depends on which moments you feel have contributed to creating the person you are today.2022 December 13, Sarah Vulpio, “What Exactly Is A Core Memory?”, in Glam, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022:

Synonyms of core memory

Forms of core memory

pluralcore memories

Origin of core memory

* (sense 1): From being a type of computer memory consisting of magnetic cores. * (sense 2): Popularized by the Pixar film Inside Out (2015), in which the character Riley has five "core memories", each forming the foundation of a "personality island" which represents an aspect of Riley's personality.

Words formed from core memory

Questions about core memory

What does core memory mean?
Core memory means a type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores to magnetically store binary digits (bits).
What is core memory in Tamil?
Core memory in Tamil is உள்ளக நினைவகம். See Core memory meaning in Tamil.
How do you use core memory in a sentence?
@Sleestak @parva_x @heythisisbrian I don't know how it happened or why it happened, but that is like a core memory of my childhood
What part of speech is core memory?
Core memory is a noun.
What is the plural of core memory?
The plural of core memory is core memories.

Words near core memory in the dictionary

  1. core loop
  2. core loops
  3. core loss
  4. core losses
  5. core memories
  6. core memory
  7. core print
  8. core prints
  9. core sample
  10. core samples
  11. core switch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: core memory (page history and authors); core memory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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