WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
main′ stor′age, [Computers.]
- Computingprogram-addressable storage that is directly controlled by and generally contained in the CPU;
except for cache storage, the fastest type of storage available to any computer system. Also called main memory, primary memory, real storage.
'main storage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
access
- load
- load module
- main memory
- overlay
- paging
- primary memory
- random access
- reader
- real storage
- relocatable
- secondary storage
- virtual storage