English Explanatory Dictionary

virtual memory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

virtual memory virtual memories

Related words

paging file
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