nonvolatile storage
- noun
- /ˈnɒnvəˌlaɪtəl ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
almacenamiento no volátil
- A USB drive is an example of nonvolatile storage.
Examples
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Unlike RAM, nonvolatile storage preserves your files when the device is powered down.
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Flash memory is a popular form of nonvolatile storage in modern electronics.
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Hard drives and solid-state drives are types of nonvolatile storage commonly used in computers.
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The nonvolatile storage retains data without power.
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Nonvolatile storage, such as flash drives, is essential for keeping important data safe even after the device is shut down.
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Many devices use nonvolatile storage to ensure that user settings and files remain intact when the power is turned off.
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Unlike RAM, nonvolatile storage retains information even when the power supply is interrupted.
Synonyms
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A device like a hard disk or flash drive that keeps data when the computer is off
Computer memory that keeps data when power is off
Antonyms
How Persistent
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'nonvolatile' (retains stored information when power is removed) with 'storage' (a device or area for storing information), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer that it refers to storage that keeps data without power. This is a regular adjective+noun technical composition rather than an idiom, and the logic is cross-linguistically common in technical vocabulary, making it transparent to learners who know the words.
Etymology
Nonvolatile storage: The term nonvolatile storage comes from the idea that it does not lose what is kept when the power goes off: nonvolatile means not 'volatile', or not likely to disappear, and storage is a place to keep things. Think of a locked box that keeps your papers safe when the lights go out; that image shows why nonvolatile storage means memory that 'keeps data when power is off'.