virtual memory
noun
: a section of a hard drive that can be used as if it were an extension of a computer's random-access memory
called also virtual storage
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This was the first time Apple or its developers had needed to content with truly dynamically resizable app windows in iOS or iPadOS, the first time Apple had implemented a virtual memory system on the iPad, and the first time Apple had tried true multi-monitor support.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
Ulefone Processing brains shape up as a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 octa-core chipset with integrated GPU and onboard AI, supported by 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM (as well as another 16 GB of virtual memory if needed) and 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage plus up to 2 TB of microSD expansion.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
The next tier up, VPS S (starting at $15.99 per month with an annual contract), increases the virtual memory to 8GB and storage to 160GB.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Dementia drivers One of the biggest factors in the increase is demographics, noted Salinas, who is also the co-founder and chief medical officer of Isaac Health, a virtual memory clinic for brain health and memory issues.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Introduced in 1977, the VAX line featured a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2024
That year, the Atlas computer—the fastest in the world at the time—debuted, introducing groundbreaking concepts like virtual memory.
—Evan Kaplan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Find it on Amazon Make Your Memories Real The Kodak Dock Plus allows for instant printing of all of the virtual memories created at parties and events.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
The following space estimates all exclude the virtual memory (VM), which can vary in size.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2023
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
Ulefone Processing brains shape up as a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 octa-core chipset with integrated GPU and onboard AI, supported by 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM (as well as another 16 GB of virtual memory if needed) and 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage plus up to 2 TB of microSD expansion.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
The next tier up, VPS S (starting at $15.99 per month with an annual contract), increases the virtual memory to 8GB and storage to 160GB.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Dementia drivers One of the biggest factors in the increase is demographics, noted Salinas, who is also the co-founder and chief medical officer of Isaac Health, a virtual memory clinic for brain health and memory issues.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Introduced in 1977, the VAX line featured a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2024
That year, the Atlas computer—the fastest in the world at the time—debuted, introducing groundbreaking concepts like virtual memory.
—Evan Kaplan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Find it on Amazon Make Your Memories Real The Kodak Dock Plus allows for instant printing of all of the virtual memories created at parties and events.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
The following space estimates all exclude the virtual memory (VM), which can vary in size.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2023
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“Virtual memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtual%20memory. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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