memory vs storage

memory

noun
  • The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM). 

  • Which returns to its original shape when heated 

  • A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd. 

  • The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will. 

  • The time within which past events can be or are remembered. 

  • A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism. 

  • Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”). 

storage

noun
  • Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory. 

  • The act of storing goods; the state of being stored. 

  • The price charged for storing goods. 

  • An object or place in which something is stored. 

verb
  • To put into storage; to store. 

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