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`From "Webster's New World™ Computer Dictionary"
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`The computer’s primary working memory, in which program instructions and data are stored so that they can
`be accessed directly by the central processing unit (CPU) via the processor’s high-speed external data bus.
`RAM often is called read/write memory to distinguish it from read-only memory (ROM), the other component
`of a personal computer’s primary storage. In RAM, the CPU can write and read data. Most programs set
`aside a portion of RAM as a temporary workspace for data so that one can modify (rewrite) as needed until
`the data is ready for printing or storage on secondary storage media, such as a hard or floppy disk. RAM
`does not retain its contents when the power to the computer is switched off, so one should save his or her
`work frequently. See read-only memory (ROM).
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`APA
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`Random access memory (RAM). (2003). In B. Pfaffenberger, Webster's New World&Trade; Computer
`Dictionary. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved from
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`MLA
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`"Random Access Memory (Ram)." Webster's New World&Trade; Computer Dictionary. Bryan
`Pfaffenberger. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003. Credo Reference. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.
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`Chicago
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`"Random Access Memory (Ram)". 2003. In Webster's New World&Trade; Computer Dictionary, Bryan
`Pfaffenberger. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
`http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/webstercom/random_access_memory_ram/0
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`Harvard
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`Random access memory (RAM) (2003). [Online]. In B Pfaffenberger. Webster's New World&Trade;
`Computer Dictionary. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Available from:
`http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/webstercom/random_access_memory_ram/0
`[Accessed 12 November 2015].