| English | German |
| available memory | verfügbarer Speicher (Memory that is not allocated to any program) |
| compact disc read-only memory | CD-ROM (A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 MB) and the use of laser optics instead of magnetic means for reading data) |
| conventional memory | konventioneller Speicher (The amount of RAM addressable by an IBM PC or compatible machine operating in real mode. This is typically 640 kilobytes (KB). Without the use of special techniques, conventional memory is the only kind of RAM accessible to MS-DOS programs) |
| direct memory access | direkter Speicherzugriff (A technology that allows certain devices, such as hard disks and CD or DVD drives, to transfer information directly through the computer's memory without using the computer's processor. DMA improves the performance of the device and frees the computer's processor so it can perform other tasks) |
| Dynamic Memory | Dynamischer Arbeitsspeicher (A Hyper-V feature in which the memory available to a running virtual machine is adjusted in response to changes in the amount of memory required by the virtual machine) |
| dynamic random access memory | dynamischer Arbeitsspeicher (A form of semiconductor random access memory (RAM)) |
| expanded memory | Expansionsspeicher (Type of memory that can be added to IBM personal computers. The use of expanded memory is defined by the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS), which supports memory boards containing RAM that can be enabled or disabled by software) |
| expanded memory manager | Expansionsspeicher-Manager (A driver that implements the software portion of the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) to make expanded memory in IBM and compatible PCs accessible) |
| extended memory | Erweiterungsspeicher (Memory beyond one megabyte in 80286, 80386, 80486, and Pentium computers) |
| flash memory | Flashspeicher (A type of nonvolatile memory that is similar to EEPROM memory in function although it must be erased in blocks, whereas EEPROM can be erased one byte at a time. Because of its block-oriented nature, flash memory is commonly used as a supplement to or replacement for hard disks in portable computers. In this context, flash memory either is built into the unit or, more commonly, is available as a PC Card that can be plugged into a PCMCIA slot. A disadvantage of the block-oriented nature of flash memory is that it cannot be practically used as main memory (RAM) because a computer needs to be able to write to memory in single-byte increments) |
| flash memory card | Flashspeicherkarte (A device used by many digital cameras to store pictures and video. Flash memory cards store computer information such as text, pictures, and music, and can be copied, erased, and used many times) |
| graphics memory | Grafikspeicher (A type of memory used by video cards to store information that will be displayed on a monitor. The amount of video memory dictates the maximum resolution and color depth available for the display) |
| high memory | oberer Speicher (Memory locations addressed by the largest numbers) |
| in-memory metabase | In-Memory-Metabasis (An image of the Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase that has been loaded from disk into the computer's random access memory (RAM) and is used while IIS is running) |
| low memory problem | Problem durch unzureichenden Speicher (A difficulty in computer operation caused by insufficient memory resources) |
| main memory | Hauptspeicher (The amount of memory physically installed on your device (as opposed to on a storage card)) |
| memory address | Speicheradresse (A portion of computer memory that can be allocated to a device or used by a program or the operating system. Devices are usually allocated a range of memory addresses) |
| memory allocation | Speicherbelegung (In operating systems, the process of reserving memory for use by a program) |
| memory card | Speicherkarte (In a server cluster, a resource that can act as the cluster's quorum resource. To be quorum-capable, a resource must provide shared storage and a means of persistent arbitration. The cluster service defines only physical disk resources as quorum-capable) |
| memory clerk | Arbeitsspeicherclerk (A memory management component that allocates memory) |
| memory leak | Arbeitsspeicherverlust (A condition that occurs when an application allocates memory for use but does not free allocated memory when finished) |
| memory management unit | Speicherverwaltungseinheit (The hardware that supports the mapping of virtual memory addresses to physical memory addresses. In some systems, such as those based on the 68020, the memory management unit is separate from the processor. In most modern microcomputers, however, the memory management unit is built into the CPU chip. In some systems, the memory management unit provides interfacing between the microprocessor and memory. This type of memory management unit is typically responsible for address multiplexing and, in the case of DRAMs, the refresh cycle) |
| memory map | Speicherzuordnung (A representation of the layout of objects in an area of memory) |
| memory-mapped I/O | im Speicher abgebildeter E/A (Input/output memory (memory on hardware devices) that is accessible through a memory mapping) |
| memory pressure | Speicherauslastung (The demand placed on the memory subsystem by an application) |
| Memory Usage | Speicherauslastung (In Task Manager, the current working set of a process, in kilobytes. The current working set is the number of pages currently resident in memory) |
| Memory Usage | Speicherauslastung (In Task Manager, the current working set of a process, in kilobytes. The current working set is the number of pages currently resident in memory) |
| Memory Usage Delta | Veränderung der Speicherauslastung (In Task Manager, the change in memory, in kilobytes, used since the last update) |
| nonpaged memory | nicht ausgelagerter Arbeitsspeicher (Memory that cannot be paged to disk) |
| non-uniform memory access | nicht einheitlicher Speicherzugriff (Access by a CPU of local as well as foreign memory. This process, which is enabled by NUMA architecture, results in different access speeds) |
| nonvolatile memory | permanenter Speicher (A storage system that does not lose data when power is removed from it) |
| Peak Memory Usage | maximale Speicherauslastung (In Task Manager, the peak amount of physical memory resident in a process since it started) |
| physical memory | physischer Speicher (The amount of RAM memory in a system, as distinguished from virtual memory) |
| pool memory | Poolspeicher (Regions located in system space from which memory blocks can be dynamically allocated and deallocated) |
| random access memory | Arbeitsspeicher (The temporary storage area the computer uses to run programs and store data. Information stored in RAM is temporary and is designed to be erased when the computer is turned off) |
| read-only memory | schreibgeschützter Speicher (A semiconductor circuit that contains information that cannot be modified) |
| read/write memory | Lese-/Schreibspeicher (Memory that can be both read from and written to (modified). Semiconductor RAM and core memory are typical read/write memory systems. Compare ROM (definition 2)) |
| Remote Direct Memory Access | Remotezugriff auf den direkten Speicher (A networking feature that lets one computer directly place information into the memory of another computer) |
| scatter/gather direct memory access | Scatter-Gather-DMA (A form of direct memory access (DMA) in which data is transferred to and from noncontiguous ranges of physical memory) |
| storage memory | Speicherplatz (Memory that is similar to a RAM disk on a desktop computer. It is used to store data and nonsystem applications) |
| temporary memory | temporärer Speicher (Any temporary storage space used within or in conjunction with a computer, such as RAM or a USB flash drive) |
| virtual memory | virtueller Arbeitsspeicher (Temporary storage used by a computer to run programs that need more memory than is physically installed on the computer) |
| Virtual Memory Size | Größe des virtuellen Arbeitsspeichers (In Task Manager, the amount of virtual memory, or address space, committed to a process) |
| virtual printer memory | virtueller Druckerspeicher (In a PostScript printer, a part of memory that stores font information. The memory in PostScript printers is divided into two areas: banded memory and virtual memory. The banded memory contains graphics and page-layout information needed to print your documents. The virtual memory contains any font information that is sent to your printer either when you print a document or when you download fonts) |
| Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool | Windows-Speicherdiagnosetool (A feature of Windows Vista that can automatically detect and resolve problems caused by defective physical memory. If the diagnostics module identifies a memory problem, Windows Vista can avoid using the affected portion of physical memory, enabling the operating system to start successfully and avoid application crashes) |
| Windows Memory Tester | Windows-Speichertestprogramm (A Boot Configuration Data (BCD) application object) |
