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virtual storage
virtual storage or virtual memoryn (Computer Science) a computer system in which the size of the memory is effectively increased by automatically transferring sections of a program from a large capacity backing store, such as a disk, into the smaller core memory as they are requiredThesaurusNoun | 1. | virtual storage - (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addressesvirtual memorycomputer memory, computer storage, memory board, store, memory, storage - an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
virtual storage
virtual storage(1) Treating all storage media (hard disk, optical disk, tape, etc.) in the enterprise as a single pool of storage. See storage virtualization, virtual tape system and HSM.
(2) Storing data on the Internet. See cloud storage.
(3) An earlier term for virtual memory.AcronymsSeevideo streamvirtual storage Related to virtual storage: virtual memory, DropboxSynonyms for virtual storagenoun (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memorySynonymsRelated Words- computer memory
- computer storage
- memory board
- store
- memory
- storage
- computer science
- computing
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