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Sci-Tech Dictionary: dynamic storage
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(computer science) Computer storage in which information at a certain position is not always available instantly because it is moving, as in an acoustic delay line or magnetic drum. Also known as dynamic memory. Computer storage consisting of capacitively charged circuit elements which must be continually refreshed or recharged at regular intervals.

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The main memory in a computer that has been reserved as needed. See dynamic memory allocation.

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