virtual memory

English

Noun

virtual memory (usually uncountable, plural virtual memories)

1. (computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance

Translations

memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 虛擬內存 / 虚拟内存 (xūnǐ nèicún)

• Czech: virtuální paměť f
• Finnish: virtuaalimuisti (fi)
• Greek: εικονική μνήμη (el) f (eikonikí mními)
• Kazakh: мүмкіндікті зерде (mümkındıktı zerde)
• Russian: виртуа́льная па́мять f (virtuálʹnaja pámjatʹ)

See also

• paging file