Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnetic core

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: mag-net-ic -core
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

Example Sentences

"each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"

Synonyms

core

Questions

What does magnetic core mean?: (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

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