solid-state memory
Flash drive innards
Solid-state memory stores data electronically without moving parts, using semiconductor circuits to retain information.
Unlike hard drives with spinning disks, solid-state memory has no mechanical components—flash drives, SSDs, and RAM are all solid-state.
The term distinguishes these technologies from earlier magnetic and optical storage: The laptop's solid-state memory makes it faster and more durable.
- flashBrief burst of light
- NANDNegated-and logic operation
- flash drivePortable digital storage device
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
SSD · drive · storage · data storage · firmware · erase · byte · controller · cache · persistent · nonvolatile · thumb · thumb drive · jump drive · USB · card · transistor · circuit
solid-state memoryhard disk drive
Magnetic spinning storage device
spinning disk · HDD · tape drive · floppy disk · hard disk
solid-state memoryvolatile memory
Storage requiring constant power
RAM · DRAM · working memory · SRAM
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