"virtual memory" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance"
      ],
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          "computing#Noun"
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        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "RAM",
          "RAM"
        ],
        [
          "simulated",
          "simulated"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ],
        [
          "paging",
          "paging"
        ],
        [
          "hard disk",
          "hard disk"
        ],
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "operate",
          "operate"
        ],
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          "actually",
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        [
          "performance",
          "performance"
        ]
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        "(computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "paging file"
        }
      ],
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        "usually"
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
          "word": "虛擬內存"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xūnǐ nèicún",
          "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
          "word": "虚拟内存"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "virtuální paměť"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
          "word": "virtuaalimuisti"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eikonikí mními",
          "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "εικονική μνήμη"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "mümkındıktı zerde",
          "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
          "word": "мүмкіндікті зерде"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "virtuálʹnaja pámjatʹ",
          "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "виртуа́льная па́мять"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "virtual memory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "virtual memory"
}

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      "form": "virtual memories",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "paging file"
    }
  ],
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        "Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance"
      ],
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        [
          "computing",
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        ],
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          "appear",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "simulated",
          "simulated"
        ],
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          "process",
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        ],
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          "paging",
          "paging"
        ],
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          "hard disk",
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        ],
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          "computer",
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        ],
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          "operate",
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        ],
        [
          "actually",
          "actually"
        ],
        [
          "performance",
          "performance"
        ]
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        "(computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ],
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        "computing",
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        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "virtual memory"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
      "word": "虛擬內存"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xūnǐ nèicún",
      "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
      "word": "虚拟内存"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "virtuální paměť"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
      "word": "virtuaalimuisti"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eikonikí mními",
      "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εικονική μνήμη"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mümkındıktı zerde",
      "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
      "word": "мүмкіндікті зерде"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "virtuálʹnaja pámjatʹ",
      "sense": "memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "виртуа́льная па́мять"
    }
  ],
  "word": "virtual memory"
}