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DRAM

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000341

A type of random-access memory that holds each bit of data within a separate integrated circuit capacitor. Because capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the memory controller periodically refreshes the charge in a process that gives Dynamic RAM its name. Its high density and low cost per bit make it the dominant technology for the main system memory in modern computers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000341
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectHardware
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "DRAM",
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  "definition": "A type of random-access memory that holds each bit of data within a separate integrated circuit capacitor. Because capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the memory controller periodically refreshes the charge in a process that gives Dynamic RAM its name. Its high density and low cost per bit make it the dominant technology for the main system memory in modern computers.",
  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/dram/"
}

Record 379 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.