Noun: RAM disk
- (computing) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors
"access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"
Derived forms: RAM disks
Type of: drive
Part of: RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory
Encyclopedia: RAM disk