Definition of RAM disk

1. Noun. (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors. "Access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"

Generic synonyms: Drive
Group relationships: Ram, Random Access Memory, Random Memory, Random-access Memory, Read/write Memory
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing

Definition of RAM disk

1. Noun. (computing) A virtual disk, implemented in software, that stores its contents in RAM. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of RAM Disk

RACV
RACWA
RAD
RADAR
RADM
RAEB
RAF
RAFA
RAFO
RAG-1 esterase
RAIB
RAID
RAII
RAIU
RAM
RAM disk
RAM disks
RAM pack
RAN
RANSAC
RAO
RAP
RAPD
RAP kinase
RAR
RAS
RAST
RAS syndrome
RATO

Literary usage of RAM disk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. 3-D Deterministic Radiation Transport Computer Programs: Features by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1997)
"If all I/O is directed to this RAM-disk it reduces the elapsed time for the calculation ... Using a RAM-disk, we can now run problems with large geometries, ..."

2. Karanòg: The Romano-Nubian Cemetery by Leonard Woolley, David Randall-MacIver (1910)
"Head of Ammon ram, disk above, r. 8110. G 161. Copper-coloured alloy; solid bezel. Scarabaeus seen full-face. He has the head of extended, ..."

3. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"Even if your database or word processing document might fit entirely in a RAM disk you create, you are at risk that you will turn the machine off without ..."

4. From Behemoth to Microship by Steven K. Roberts (2000)
"HyperCard and the Finder run in RAM disk, minimizing the need to spin up its 40 megabyte hard drive (remember those?) while mobile. ..."

5. Decision Support Systems for Ecosystem Management: An Evaluation of Existing edited by H. Todd Mowrer (1998)
"Approximate minimum CPU needed, RAM, Disk storage for program and data. Mid-level workstations under Project 615 are adequate. Pentium PC running DOS or ..."

6. A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology by Roy A. Allan (2001)
"It also added features such as: RAM disk, volume names and the ATTRIB command. The program now consisted of 40000 lines of code. Version 3.1 Was released in ..."

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