Primary-memory
noun, Computers.
1.
main memory.
noun, Computers.
1.
program-addressable storage that is directly controlled by and generally contained in the CPU: except for cache storage, the fastest type of storage available to any computer system.
noun
1.
the central memory-storage facility in a computer
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