local memory
- noun
- Specialized
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memoria local
- By storing frequently accessed information in local memory, the application improved its performance.
Examples
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The memory elements can include local memory employed during actual execution of the program code, bulk storage, and cache memories, which provide temporary storage of at least some program code in order to reduce the number of times code must be retrieved from bulk storage during execution.
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This is easy to see for the one-dimensional case because all of the states can be stored in local memory, and only the new input needs to be communicated to perform the computations for the new output.
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So if this processor wants to access its local memory, that's typically typically pretty simple or fast.
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The data elements mapped to the local memory of a processor in this way are said to be owned by the processor.
Academic text (2011) -
No, thanks, I'm rerouting incoming data from the remote server into local memory.
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These problems led to the development of distributed-memory MIMD machines in which processors were interconnected via networks, with each processor having its own local memory.
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The processor quickly retrieved data from its local memory to execute the program efficiently.
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Developers optimize their code to minimize access to slower storage by utilizing local memory for critical tasks.
Synonyms
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A small, fast part of a computer that stores often used data to make access quicker
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Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: 'local' (nearby/within the same system) combined with 'memory' yields 'memory that is located nearby or directly accessible'. There is no idiomatic shift — technical details (CPU vs shared memory) require domain knowledge, but the core meaning is directly inferable by a learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Local memory comes from the simple image of a small cupboard of data placed right beside one worker: local meaning 'near' and memory meaning 'stored information'. Because the data is right there 'local' to a single computer part or program, local memory means the fast memory that only that part or program can use for quick access.