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The computer's internal memory, which is typically made up of dynamic RAM chips. Until non-volatile RAM, such as magnetic RAM (MRAM), becomes commonplace, the computer's primary storage is temporary. When the power is turned off, the data in primary storage are lost. Contrast with secondary storage. See dynamic RAM and static RAM.

primary storage - main memory

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In the past five years the emergence of multi-tiered storage has gained great acceptance, as an organization's ability to generate data has outstripped the ability to scale primary storage systems, either physically or economically.

PowerFile tackling data storage head on by Real Estate Weekly

When performing synchronous replication, every write to primary storage is also captured in the secondary (replicated) storage.

Intelligent switches--moving beyond virtualization by Bakthavathsalam, Ranga / Computer Technology Review

This kind of growth is one of many indicators that SATA storage is now generally accepted as mainstream, both for nearline and, increasingly, for some primary storage applications," said Tom Curlin, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets.

Sierra Logic ships one million SATA ports by EDP Weekly's IT Monitor

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