whole unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
allocation storage allocation | (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions |
repositing reposition storage warehousing | depositing in a warehouse, they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn, my car is in storage, publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing |
data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
storage | the act of storing something |
storage | the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials |
cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
acoustic storage | a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines |
auxiliary storage external storage secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
booster booster rocket booster unit takeoff booster takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
buffer buffer storage buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
Bunker Buster Guided Bomb Unit- GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
cabinet locker storage locker | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock |
cargo area cargo deck cargo hold hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
data converter | converter for changing information from one code to another |
data input device input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
data multiplexer | a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium |
data system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
loudspeaker speaker speaker unit loudspeaker system speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
memory computer memory storage computer storage store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
memory device storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval |
naval tactical data system | a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data |
non-volatile storage nonvolatile storage | computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off |
push-down storage push-down store stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
read-only memory ROM read-only storage fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
real storage | the main memory in a virtual memory system |
round unit of ammunition one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
storage battery accumulator | a voltaic battery that stores electric charge |
storage cell secondary cell | a cell that can be recharged |
storage ring | container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used |
storage space | the area in any structure that provides space for storage |
storehouse depot entrepot storage store | a depository for goods, storehouses were built close to the docks |
storeroom storage room stowage | a room in which things are stored |
tank storage tank | a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids |
track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
virtual memory virtual storage | (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory, the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses |
visual display unit VDU | (British) British term for video display |
volatile storage | computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off |
wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
warehouse storage warehouse | a storehouse for goods and merchandise |
unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
data conversion | conversion from one way of encoding data to another way |