Virtual Storage (Noun)
Meaning
(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The computer system's operating system managed virtual storage to provide memory beyond the physical RAM.
- Increasing the virtual storage capacity required by the application caused the program to crash due to insufficient disk space.
- The 32-bit processor used page tables to translate virtual addresses into physical addresses in virtual storage.
- The system administrator configured the virtual storage settings to optimize performance for the database application.
- The computer's virtual storage was exhausted, causing the operating system to display an "out of memory" error message.