virtual memory

/ˌvʌrtʃ(əw)əl ˌmɛməri/
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Definitions of virtual memory
  1. noun
    (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 addresses
    synonyms: virtual storage
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    type of:
    computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage, store
    an electronic memory device
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