random-access
adjective
ran·dom-ac·cess
ˈran-dəm-ˈak-ˌses 
: permitting access to stored data in any order the user desires
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The researchers also demonstrated three-dimensional logic circuits and static random-access memory cells by connecting the layers with vertical metal links.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Micron’s 2026 run of high-bandwith memory chips — a type of dynamic random-access memory used in complex, high-speed computing — is already sold out for the year, the company has said.
—Mark Dee
may 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026
These include commodity products such as dynamic random-access memory and NAND flash.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This is also evidenced by contemporary random-access tapeless media that are currently implemented in most audiovisual capturing devices (i.e., digital camcorders, photo cameras, voice recorders, tablets, smartphones), featuring high storage capacity and data-transfer speed at relatively low cost.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
An index of spot prices for dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, chips has risen more than 500% since the end of August.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Nvidia said its upcoming Groq 3 LPU hardware will draw on large quantities of static random-access memory, or SRAM, which is used by Cerebras, an AI chipmaker that filed to go public earlier this month.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The problem instead lies with dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM (dee-ram), chips that support artificial intelligence, infotainment and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
—Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
In particular, the older technology that smartphones and laptops need is called DRAM, or dynamic random-access memory.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Micron’s 2026 run of high-bandwith memory chips — a type of dynamic random-access memory used in complex, high-speed computing — is already sold out for the year, the company has said.
—Mark Dee
may 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026
These include commodity products such as dynamic random-access memory and NAND flash.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This is also evidenced by contemporary random-access tapeless media that are currently implemented in most audiovisual capturing devices (i.e., digital camcorders, photo cameras, voice recorders, tablets, smartphones), featuring high storage capacity and data-transfer speed at relatively low cost.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
An index of spot prices for dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, chips has risen more than 500% since the end of August.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Nvidia said its upcoming Groq 3 LPU hardware will draw on large quantities of static random-access memory, or SRAM, which is used by Cerebras, an AI chipmaker that filed to go public earlier this month.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The problem instead lies with dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM (dee-ram), chips that support artificial intelligence, infotainment and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
—Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
In particular, the older technology that smartphones and laptops need is called DRAM, or dynamic random-access memory.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Random-access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/random-access. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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