BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Memory

  • the facility that enables a computer to store data and programs

Wiktionary Definition for: Memory

  • #(''uncountable'') The ability of an organism to record information about things or events in the brain with the facility of recalling them later at will.
  • Ex:'''''Memory''' is a facility common to all animals.''
  • #A record of a thing or an event stored in the brain of an organism.
  • Ex:''I have no '''memory''' of that event.''
  • #(''computing'') The part of a computer that stores executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
  • Ex:''This data passes from the CPU to the '''memory'''.''
  • #(''computing''; ''uncountable'') This part of a computer considered as a resource.
  • Ex:''How much '''memory''' does this PC have?''

Additional Resources

Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality
Researchers are two steps closer to creating a mass-market version of technology called phase change memory that could change how computers of the future could be put together.Intel and Numonyx, the chipmaker's joint venture with STMicroelectonics that's focused on flash memory, announced Wednesday they've built a new type of phase...
Tags: Memory
News items 2009-10-28
Google: computer memory flakier than expected
Wondering why your computer just crashed again? Its memory might be to blame, according to real-world Google research that finds error rates higher than what earlier work showed.With hundreds of thousands of computers in its data centers, Google can collect an abundance of real-world data about how those machines actually...
Tags: Google Inc., Error, Error Rate, Memory Module
News items 2009-10-07
Numonyx CTO Lays Out Roadmap for Phase-Change Memory
Phase-change memory, which stands to replace DRAM and other components in digital devices during the next five years, offers a great deal of promise for the entire IT industry. It is blazing fast, reliable and versatile. However, it is expensive, and in the current economic climate it has been a...
Tags: memory, DRAM, Latency
News items 2009-08-12
Intel, Numonyx make breakthrough in phase-change memory
Computerworld - Intel Corp. and Numonyx B.V. announced a breakthrough in the development of phase-change memory PCM today that has the potential to allow developers to stack multiple layers of PCM arrays in a single die, thereby greatly increasing the density of the nonvolatile memory medium. Calling the discovery a...
Tags: development, Intel Corp., breakthrough, Memory
News items 2009-10-28
SanDisk unveils memory card-based music player
By Franklin Paul LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp unveiled a portable digital music system based on memory cards preloaded with songs, signaling a shift in its strategy to compete against the iPod. SanDisk announced the Sansa slotRadio player and companion line of slotRadio music cards at the Consumer Electronics...
News items 2009-08-07
DANE-ELEC MEMORY: Dane-Elec Memory unveils 3D memory module.
M2 PRESSWIRE-24 March 1999-DANE-ELEC MEMORY: Dane-Elec Memory unveils 3D memory module C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:240399 In a world first, Dane-Elec Memory, Europe's No. 1 supplier of memory products for PCs and Macs, servers and telecommunication equipment, has announced the availability...
Tags: Dane-Elec Corp.
Research articles 1999-03-24
Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) makers Hynix Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies and Elpida Memory won't make 400-MHz speed memory. (Supply).(Brief Article)
Dynamic random access memory DRAM makers Hynix Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies and Elpida Memory won't make 400-MHz speed memory in the DDR-I standard. Samsung Electronics and ... Dynamic random access memory DRAM makers Hynix Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies and Elpida Memory won't make 400-MHz speed ...
Tags: DRAM, Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, memory company
Research articles 2002-04-18
AMD demonstrates first AMD Athlon processor platform supporting Double Data Rate (DDR) memory; Demonstration featuring DDR Memory Modules from leading memory manufacturers at WinHEC; Third party validation of DDR memory and chipsets under way.
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 April 2000-AMD: AMD demonstrates first AMD Athlon processor platform supporting Double Data Rate DDR memory; Demonstration featuring DDR Memory Modules from leading memory manufacturers at WinHEC; Third party validation of DDR memory and chipsets under way C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...
Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SMART Modular Technologies Inc.
Research articles 2000-04-25
Virtium Launches DDR2 Blade Memory Modules for Embedded Computing; Includes Very Low Profile Memory Modules (VLP Memory) and Ultra Low Profile Memory Modules (ULP Memory)
Embedded Systems Conference (Booth #1246) -- Virtium Technology Inc., manufacturer of memory modules for specialized computers in demanding environments, today announced its DDR2 Very Low Profile VLP and DDR2 Ultra Low Profile ULP blade memory modules for embedded computing applications. Both types of memory modules are designed with significant...
Tags: Virtium Technology Inc.
Research articles 2007-04-02
Virtium Launches DDR2 Blade Memory Modules for Blade Servers; Includes Very Low Profile Memory Modules (VLP Memory) and Ultra Low Profile Memory Modules (ULP Memory)
Server Blade Summit (Booth #706) -- Virtium Technology Inc., manufacturer of memory modules for specialized computers in demanding environments, today announced its DDR2 Very Low Profile VLP and DDR2 Ultra Low Profile ULP blade memory modules for blade server systems. Both types of memory modules are designed with significant...
Tags: Virtium Technology Inc.
Research articles 2007-05-01
Report: Intel's Braidwood flash memory module could kill SSD market
Computerworld - Intel's upcoming Braidwood NAND flash memory module, which is aimed at giving users faster boot-ups and application launches, could undermine solid-state disk SSD demand, according to a recent report on the new technology. The 50-page report, "Intel's Braidwood: Death to SSDs?," from research firm Objective Analysis in Los...
Tags: Intel Corp., NAND
News items 2009-09-03
How To Avoid 'Out Of Memory' Errors: 3 Tips
The dreaded "Out of Memory" error is relatively easy to fix when you're talking storage (short-term solution: delete a file; long-term solution: buy a new hard drive). But when it comes to the other kind of memory, also known as RAM (random-access memory) - that's the internal kind of memory...
Tags: Memory, Flash Memory
White papers
How to Boost Your Memory
How to Boost Your Memorygood infoThis is some good information. Part of my problem with memory is my lack of concentration and focus when I am dealing with several issues or things that I want to accomplish. Does anyone have any advice on how to concentrate more when...
Tags: brain exercise, memory
Discussion threads 2007-08-09
Server designers choose shared memory. (Compaq, Wyse Technology, HP offering two-way cache memory in new multiprocessing file servers)
Server designers choose shared memory Recent server introductions from Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, And Wyse Technologies suggest design engineers are choosing shared memory over distributed memory and set-associative cache over other cache sche Server designers choose shared memory Recent server introductions from Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, And...
Tags: cache memory, Compaq Computer Corp., file server, Hewlett-Packard Co., memory, server, Wyse Technology Inc.
Research articles 1990-02-22
Connectors suit secure digital memory cards.(Molex Inc's Secure Data Memory Card)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Connectors suit secure digital memory cards. This line of connectors lets you leverage SD (secure-digital) memory cards to maximize memory capacity and flexibility in compact and portable electronic equipment. The connectors accept the industry-sta Connectors suit secure digital memory cards. This line of ...
Tags: memory card, Molex Inc., SD card
Research articles 2001-06-21
Elpida Memory Delivers DDR3 SDRAM Memory Modules to Intel; 512 Megabyte and 1 Gigabyte DIMM Samples Achieve GHz-class Speeds; The Industry's Highest Memory Performance Available
TOKYO -- Elpida Memory, Inc. Elpida, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory DRAM, today announced the sample shipment of 512 Megabit DDR3 SDRAM components, 512 Megabyte Dual In-line Memory Modules DIMMs and 1 Gigabyte DIMMs to Intel. DDR3 SDRAM is the next-generation memory for servers and computing...
Tags: Intel Corp., performance
Research articles 2005-11-14
Intel remains top flash memory IC supplier. (Nonvolatile Memory).
The growth in demand for nand flash memory helped make Samsung Electronics the second largest flash memory supplier in 2002. Intel maintained its top spot in flash memory with revenue of $2.05 billion. The growth in demand for nand flash memory helped make...
Tags: flash memory, integrated circuit, Intel Corp., NAND flash, supplier
Research articles 2003-04-17
The Seven Sins of Memory
Why do we often fail to recall the names of people whose faces are perfectly familiar to us? Why do some experiences seem to disappear from our minds without a trace? And what can we do to avoid, prevent or minimise these troublesome features of our memory systems? ...
Tags: Memory, Flash Memory, Jennifer Goddard
Blog posts 2008-09-03
Dane-Elec delivers the very latest memory solutions; Leading memory manufacturer to showcase its biggest memory cards to date at the CTS 2001 Exhibition (Stand No.245).
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 January 2001-DANE-ELEC: Dane-Elec delivers the very latest memory solutions; Leading memory manufacturer to showcase its biggest memory cards to date at the CTS 2001 Exhibition (Stand No.245) C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25012001 Dane-Elec (www.dane-elec.com), Europe's leading manufacturer...
Tags: Dane-Elec Corp.
Research articles 2001-01-25
Virtium Launches DDR3 Blade Memory Modules for Embedded Computing; Includes Very Low Profile Memory Modules (VLP Memory) and Ultra Low Profile Memory Modules (ULP Memory)
AdvancedTCA Summit Booth #201 -- Virtium Technology Inc., manufacturer of memory modules for specialized computers in demanding environments, today announced its DDR3 Very Low Profile VLP and DDR3 Ultra Low Profile ULP blade memory modules for embedded computing applications. Both types of memory modules are designed with significant enhancements...
Tags: Virtium Technology Inc.
Research articles 2007-10-16
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