physical memory

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physical memory

Refers to memory made of RAM chips. The term is generally used to differentiate main memory (physical memory) and disk storage. It is also used in discussions about virtual memory, contrasting the data in main memory with the data that have been swapped temporarily to disk. See memory, virtual memory and RAM.

(memory management)

physical memory - The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.

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