Hauptspeicher

English translation: (Main) memory

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German term or phrase:Hauptspeicher
English translation:(Main) memory
Entered by: Antje Ruppert

06:43 Apr 15, 2001
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Hauptspeicher
Appears in a list of features for a processor. I am thinking it might be RAM. Could that be?
Antje Ruppert
United States
Local time: 13:38
main memory ( or in some contexts just: memory)
Explanation:
main memory -- or just memory when the other memories (cache, video RAM etc. aren;t in question)

((main memory, memory, primary memory, working memory etc. etc. can be found))

* Brandstetter, W. der Daten- und Kommunikations technik ISBN 3 87097 181 9)

* Siemens, FWB der Logistik, Mikroelektronic und Datenverarbeitung, ISBN 3 89578 054 5

* Budig, Elektrotechnik, Elektronik ISBN3 86117 032 9

etc.



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(main) memory and RAM express different aspects: memory is what it does, RAM is the common technology used to do it. But other memory besides the main memory can also use RAM.

Happy Easter -- HTH Tom


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Tom Funke
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Summary of answers provided
namain memory
Mike McDonald (X)
nacentral memory
lone (X)
namain memory ( or in some contexts just: memory)
Tom Funke


  

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13 mins
main memory


Explanation:
i.e. RAM


    H.H. Schulze 'Computer Englisch' rororo isbn 3-49960086-2
Mike McDonald (X)
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Kim Metzger
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13 mins
central memory


Explanation:
or: main memory, main store, primary memory, primary storage, primary store.

Hope this helps you!


    Routledge German Technical Dictionary
lone (X)
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Ulrike Lieder (X)
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25 mins
main memory ( or in some contexts just: memory)


Explanation:
main memory -- or just memory when the other memories (cache, video RAM etc. aren;t in question)

((main memory, memory, primary memory, working memory etc. etc. can be found))

* Brandstetter, W. der Daten- und Kommunikations technik ISBN 3 87097 181 9)

* Siemens, FWB der Logistik, Mikroelektronic und Datenverarbeitung, ISBN 3 89578 054 5

* Budig, Elektrotechnik, Elektronik ISBN3 86117 032 9

etc.



Google: Advanced Search
Searched the web for hauptspeicher. Results 1 - 10 of about 37,300. Search took 0.11 seconds

Searched the web for "main memory". Results 1 - 10 of about 146,000. Search took 0.50 seconds.


(main) memory and RAM express different aspects: memory is what it does, RAM is the common technology used to do it. But other memory besides the main memory can also use RAM.

Happy Easter -- HTH Tom





    see above
Tom Funke
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2419
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!!!!

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