Usually means: Immediate, direct access for CPU.
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  1. Primary storage: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  2. primary storage: Wiktionary

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  1. English-Chinese Dictionary of Graphic Communications (Big 5) (No longer online)

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  1. primary storage: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. Primary Storage, primary storage: CCI Computer
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  4. primary storage: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (primary storage)

noun:  (computing) The volatile memory of a computer directly accessible by the central processing unit; the main memory together with processor registers and the processor cache.

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