memory space
BrE: /ˈmɛməri speɪs/
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Definition of memory space - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
technologyTECH.part of a computer memory used to keep data or programsTECH.
  • The new game needs more memory space than my old laptop has.
2.
psychologylimited mental capacity for holding facts or experiences
  • I do not have the memory space to learn another long password.
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Expressions with memory

dim memoryn.
vague recollection of something
I have a dim memory of visiting this place as a child.
elephant's memoryn.
very good memory like an elephant
She has an elephant's memory for birthdays.
jog memoryv.
help someone remember something forgotten
The old photo jogged my memory of our trip.
memory lanen.
nostalgic journey through past memories
We took a walk down memory lane, recalling our childhood.
erase from memoryv.
remove something from one's memory
She tried to erase the painful event from memory.
have a short memoryv.
forget things quickly or easily
He has a short memory and often forgets names.

Expressions with space

breathing spacen.
short pause to rest, recover, or prepare for something
She needed breathing space before the next meeting.
space outv.
lose focus or become distracted
He tends to space out during long meetings.
space cadetn.
someone who is often distracted or not aware of their surroundings
He's such a space cadet, always forgetting where he parked his car..
crash spacen.
temporary place to sleep
He offered his couch as crash space for the night.
give someone some spacev.
allow someone to be alone or not bothered
She was upset, so I decided to give her some space.
acres of spacen.
very large area or amount of space
The new office has acres of space for everyone to work comfortably.
in the space ofprep.
inside a limited time period when something happens or changes
In the space of two hours, the weather changed from sunny to stormy.
pinched for spaceadj.
having not enough room or area to use
We are pinched for space in this small apartment.
stare into spacev.
look at nothing while thinking deeply or absent-mindedly
He stared into space during the meeting.
watch this spaceexp.
pay attention for future updates or changes
The project is underway, so watch this space.

Terms related to memory space

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Terms with memory space included in their meaning

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slotn.
technology
space in memory for storing data
swap filen.
computing
disk space set aside for virtual memory
virtual memoryn.
technology
disk space used to mimic extra main-memory capacity
evictv.
technology
remove data from memory cache to free space
low memoryn.
technology
specific portion of address space located at the lower memory range
dynamic storagen.
technology
computer memory space assigned or changed while a program is running
paging filen.
computer memory
reserved space on a disk used as virtual memory

Examples of memory space in a sentence

  • Each additional plugin takes up valuable memory space on the server.
  • My memory space is full of song lyrics and movie quotes.
  • She saved her limited memory space for important exam formulas.

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  1. French:espace mémoire, capacité de mémoire, ...
  2. German:Speicherplatz, Gedächtniskapazität, ...
  3. Italian:spazio di memoria, spazio mentale, ...
  4. Spanish:espacio de memoria, reserva de memoria, ...
  5. Portuguese:espaço de memória, capacidade mental para armazenar informação, ...
  6. Chinese:内存空间, 记忆空间, ...
  7. Japanese:メモリ領域, 記憶容量, ...
  8. Arabic:مَساحَة ذاكِرَة, حَيِّزُ الذَّاكِرَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:זִכָּרוֹן, מֶרְחַב זִכָּרוֹן, ...
  10. Russian:объём памяти, ресурс памяти, ...
  11. Ukrainian:обсяг пам'яті, пам'яттєвий обсяг, ...
  12. Hindi:मेमोरी स्पेस, स्मृति क्षमता, ...
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