IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations. Faulkner Information Services . 2015.
magnetic bubble memory — noun a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers • Hypernyms: ↑non volatile storage, ↑nonvolatile storage * * * magnetic bubble memory or… … Useful english dictionary
magnetic bubble — noun : a tiny magnetized cylindrical volume that is formed in a thin amorphous or crystalline magnetic material, can be moved by a magnetic field, and can be used with other like volumes to represent a bit of information (as in a computer) * * *… … Useful english dictionary
magnetic bubble — Computers. a tiny mobile magnetized area within a magnetic material, the basis of one type of solid state storage medium (magnetic bubble memory). Cf. bubble memory. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
magnetic bubble — magnet′ic bub′ble n. cmp a tiny mobile magnetized area within a magnetic material, the basis of one type of solid state computer storage medium(magnet′ic bub′ble mem ory) • Etymology: 1965–1970 … From formal English to slang
magnetic recording — magnetic recorder. the process of recording sound or other data on magnetic tape, wire, etc. [1940 45] * * * ▪ electronics Introduction method of preserving sounds, pictures, and data in the form of electrical signals through the selective… … Universalium
Bubble memory — Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRAM In development T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Historical Delay line memory Selectron tube Williams tube … Wikipedia
Magnetic-core memory — A 32 x 32 core memory plane storing 1024 bits of data. Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRA … Wikipedia
Magnetic storage — and magnetic recording are terms from engineering referring to the storage of data on a magnetized medium. Magnetic storage uses different patterns of magnetization in a magnetizable material to store data and is a form of non volatile memory.… … Wikipedia
Magnetic core memory — Magnetic core memory, or ferrite core memory, is an early form of random access computer memory. It uses small magnetic ceramic rings, the cores , through which wires are threaded to store information via the polarity of the magnetic field they… … Wikipedia
bubble memory — magnetic computer memory made up of small elements (high access speed and large storage capacity) … English contemporary dictionary
