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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

volatile memory

Volatile memory loses its data when there is no power supply to it, whereas permanent memory does not require power.

Related terms
dynamic memorymemoryrandom access memory (RAM)static memorymemory refresh
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Hardware › memory
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