backing storage

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backing storage

Same as auxiliary storage.

backing storage [′bak·iŋ ‚stȯr·ij]

(computer science)

A computer storage device whose capacity is larger, but whose access time is slower, than that of the computer's main storage or immediate access storage; usually slower than main storage. Also known as bulk storage.

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