memoryblock
nounUK /ˈmɛməri blɒk/
US /ˈmɛməri blɑːk/
A memory block is a small box of space where a computer keeps information.
The program saved the picture in a memory block so it could find it again later.
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2. A fixed-size section of computer memory that a program asks for and uses as one piece.
The app requested a 4-kilobyte memory block to hold the list of names.
3. A group of memory cells that are handled together as a single unit.
The chip is divided into memory blocks, and each block can be read on its own.
4. A chunk of remembered information grouped together in the mind.
She stored the phone number as one memory block in her brain.