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RAM (random-access memory)

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The part of the computer’s memory that stores information temporarily while you’re working on it. A computer with 512K RAM has 512 kilobytes of memory available to the user. Information in RAM can be referred to in an arbitrary or random order, hence the term random-access.  Information in RAM is temporary, gone forever if you switch the power off without saving it on a disk or other storage medium. An exception is the battery RAM, which stores settings such as the time and which is powered by a battery.  
Compare ROM* (read-only memory).

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Glossary