memory core

English

Noun

memory core (plural memory cores)

1. (science fiction, computing) A (semi-)permanent computer memory storage device that may be extracted, and may or may not be separate from the computer core.
   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:

     Tali'Zorah nar Rayya: I tracked a patrol of geth to an uncharted world. I waited for one to become separated from its unit. Then I disabled it and removed its memory core.
     Captain Anderson: I thought the geth fried their memory cores when they died. Some kind of defense mechanism.
     Shepard: How did you manage to preserve the memory core? […]
     Tali'Zorah nar Rayya: According to the memory core, the Reapers were a hyper-advanced machine race that existed 50,000 years ago.

Coordinate terms

• computer core

Related terms

• computer core

See also

• core memory

Anagrams

• core memory