virtual memory noun

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space that can be used on the hard drive of a computer to store information temporarily so that there is more RAM available when it is needed by software such as a computer game

Compare: RAM; ROM

(Definition of virtual memory noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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