See: reverse-annuity mortgage
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random access memory; the memory in a computer system that is used to store information for a short time. The more RAM a computer has, the more software can be used on it at the same time:
• Programs are getting bigger, requiring more RAM.
• The Marixx DS comes with 64 Megabytes of RAM.
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RAM UK US /ræm/ noun [U]
► IT ABBREVIATION for random access memory: a type of computer memory that stores data that can be searched by programs. The speed of searches, as well as the number of searches that can be made at the same time, increases with the size of the RAM: »
Increasing a PC's RAM is one of the most popular hardware enhancements people undertake.
»At this price, the model includes 512MB of RAM.
Financial and business terms. 2012.