What is the meaning of RAM disk?

noun

  • Computer science. ( a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors)
    • usage: "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"
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