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Subject:RE: I need a user-friendly term From:"Dave Neufeld" <Dave_Neufeld -at- spectrumsignal -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:54:55 -0700
What are your issues with the term "non-volatile memory"?
What kind of RAM are you writing to? is it flash memory (ie, it retains its contents when power is removed)? A "solid state disk" sounds like flash memory, but I'm not familiar enough with the term.
IMO, flash memory is a specific type of RAM that has an attribute of being non-volatile, such as any of the memory devices used in removable digital camera memory (including CompactFlash, SD, memory stick, and so on...)
hmmm. I would generally use volatile and non-volatile in terms of software accessible variables. A PROM, or memory structure only accessed by the application, could be considered as non-volatile. However, a register reflecting an external state that could change outside of the software applications direct control (ie, I/O input, thermal sensor, etc.) would be volatile from a software application's point of view.
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