core memory

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing|historical|countable|uncountable}} A type of [[non-volatile]] [[random-access]] rewritable [[electronic]] memory using [[ferrite]] [[core]]s to magnetically store [[binary digit]]s ([[bit]]s).
2. {{lb|en|countable|informal}} A [[memory#Noun|memory]], especially one [[form#Verb|formed]] in [[childhood#Noun|childhood]], which [[recall#Verb|recalls]] a deeply [[significant#Adjective|significant]] event in one's [[life#Noun|life]] and can be [[remember#Verb|remembered]] years later.

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