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secondary storage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ondary s-tor-age
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nonvolatile memory of a computer, not directly accessible by the central processing unit.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

secondary storages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

primary storage tertiary storage

Synonyms

secondary memory auxiliary storage external storage

Questions

What does secondary storage mean?
The nonvolatile memory of a computer, not directly accessible by the central processing unit.

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