access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
cache memory cache | (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated, used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics |
camera lens optical lens | a lens that focuses the image in a camera |
CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory | a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system), a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user |
condenser optical condenser | lens used to concentrate light on an object |
erasable programmable read-only memory EPROM | (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data |
flash memory | nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew |
laser optical maser | an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light |
magnetic bubble memory | a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate, no longer used in most computers |
magnetic core memory core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
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 chip | a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory |
memory device storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval |
optical bench | apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena |
optical device | a device for producing or controlling light |
optical disk optical disc | a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface, is read with a laser that scans the surface |
optical fiber glass fiber optical fibre glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
optical instrument | an instrument designed to aid vision |
optical pyrometer pyroscope | a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object |
optical telescope | an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources |
permanent magnet static magnet | a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field |
Pitot-static tube Pitot head Pitot tube | measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure, used in aircraft to measure airspeed |
prism optical prism | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz, used to deviate a beam or invert an image |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
read-only memory ROM read-only storage fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
read-only memory chip | a memory chip providing read-only memory |
static line | a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute, the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other, it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane |
static tube | a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid |
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 |
optical density transmission density photographic density absorbance | (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
memory retention retentiveness retentivity | the power of retaining and recalling past experience, he had a good memory when he was younger |
amnesia memory loss blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
memorization memorisation committal to memory | learning so as to be able to remember verbatim, the actor's memorization of his lines |
memory remembering | the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered, he can do it from memory, he enjoyed remembering his father |
short-term memory STM immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
working memory | memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking |
long-term memory LTM | your general store of remembered information |
episodic memory personal memory | memory for episodes in your own life |
semantic memory | your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts |
motor memory muscle memory | your memory for motor skills |
reconstruction reconstructive memory | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall |
reproduction reproductive memory | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall |
memory | something that is remembered, search as he would, the memory was lost |
engram memory trace | a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory |
screen memory | an imagined memory of a childhood experience, hides another memory of distressing significance |
memory image | a mental image of something previously experienced |
memory picture | a memory image that is similar to a visual perception |
fusion optical fusion | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept |
memory | the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes, he taught a graduate course on learning and memory |
static | angry criticism, they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial |