Meaning Of The Word Virtual storage

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virtual storage
uncountable noun: Virtual storage is the same as virtual memory.

virtual storage in American English
noun: a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage

virtual storage in British English
noun: a computer system in which the size of the memory is effectively increased by automatically transferring sections of a program from a large capacity backing store into the smaller core memory as they are required

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