RAM stick

Desktop memory module

A RAM stick is a physical module of random-access memory that plugs into a computer's motherboard.

The stick format allows users to upgrade memory by adding or replacing modules: I installed two new RAM sticks to speed up my laptop.

Also called a memory stick or DIMM (dual in-line memory module).

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RAM stickhard drive

Computer's internal storage device

SSD · storage drive · HDD · NVRAM · solid-state drive

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RAM stickCPU

Main computing chip

GPU · processor · graphics card · power supply · motherboard

access speed

RAM sticktape drive

Magnetic strip reader/writer

cold storage · cloud storage

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