Stored Program (Noun)
Meaning
A program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The stored-program concept revolutionized computer design by allowing a single machine to perform a wide variety of tasks.
- In a stored-program computer, the program and data are stored in the same memory space.
- The stored-program architecture allows the computer to modify its own program while it is running.
- The stored-program concept is the basis for modern computer design, where the program is stored in the computer's memory.
- The first commercial stored-program computer was the UNIVAC I, released in 1951.