shadow RAM

Definitions

Computing

• noun a method of improving the performance of a PC by copying the contents of a slow ROM chip to a faster RAM chip when the computer is first switched on
• noun duplicate memory locations accessed by a special code
• noun read only shadow memory

Electronics

• The copying of portions of a system's BIOS to a special area of RAM. RAM is typically much faster than BIOS. Also called shadow memory, or shadow ROM.
• synonymshadow memory
• synonymshadow ROM

General Science

• noun duplicate memory location accessed by a special code

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