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core

core

13 8.8
A small magnetic ring used in early computers to store one bit
  • noun
  • /kɔr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : núcleo magnético
  • Their computer equipment was nearly as antiquated as the 36K of wire-wrapped core memory under the navigation console.

Examples

  • Do you have the Core Memories?

    Inside Out (2015)

  • But yes, today has been like core memory.

  • If you get in here, these Core Memories will get sad.

    Inside Out (2015)

  • All the good Core Memories were made in Minnesota.

    Inside Out (2015)

  • In the IBM JBIG-ABIC core, the stripe order is handled by the core driver software.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Jay Forster was working on a magnetic memory core for digital computers in Project Whirlwind.

  • The early computers relied on the core memory technology to store data efficiently.

  • Engineers designed a new core for the magnetic memory system, improving data retention.

  • In Project Whirlwind, they experimented with a ferrite core as a memory element.

Synonyms

magnetic core
vscore
  • Archaic
1 8.6

A small ring in old computers that stores one piece of information

is the shorter common name for the same device

Idioms

to its core
4 5.6

In a way that changes someone or something very deeply and completely

rotten to the core
  • Offensive
4 8.1

Completely dishonest and morally bad in every part

Compounds

hard-core
11 6.5

Very loyal and dedicated to a group or cause

core group
10 3.5

A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity

hard core
5 5.4

A small group of members who are very loyal and always support it

core strength
3 3.4

Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move

hard-core
3 7.5

Unwilling to change bad habits or beliefs

core drill
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock

magnetic core
  • Archaic
1 8.6

A small ring in old computers that stores one piece of information

magnetic core memory
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data

hard-core
  • Jargon
1 7.9

A game mode where death means permanent loss of progress

core bit
  • Specialized
7.8

A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete

core blower
  • Specialized
7.9

A machine that uses compressed air to pack sand into a box to make sand shapes for molds

core dump
  • Specialized
7.7

A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors

core histone
  • Specialized
8.3

A protein that DNA wraps around inside cells

core memory
  • Archaic
8.1

An old kind of computer storage that uses small magnetic rings to hold data

core memory
5.5

A very important thing someone remembers that shapes who they are and their choices

core shooter
  • Specialized
9.0

A machine that makes sand shapes for metal casting by blowing sand into a mold

core shooting machine
  • Specialized
9.7

A machine in a metal workshop that forces sand into a mould to make cores

demon core
  • Specialized
9.9

A small dangerous mass of radioactive metal used in early US tests that caused fatal accidents

Surface Forms

core singular
cores plural

Etymology

The word core comes from Latin cor 'heart'; early computers used small magnetic rings called 'cores' because they were the parts that stored memory, the 'heart' of the memory system.