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Donno_Nemore t1_iy499kh wrote

Reply to comment by nmxt in eli5 How is computer memory deleted? by unlikemike123

This answer is not correct. The post describes a file allocation table as if it were in the beginning of memory. In the simplest designs, the file allocation table is at the beginning of the storage volume, not in memory. In more complex systems, such as distributed file systems, the file allocation table can be stored completely separate for the data storage systems.

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sauprankul t1_iy4fiar wrote

nmxt is using "memory" the same way OP is: to refer to storage. Technically, storage is a type of memory. Not all memory is RAM.

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Donno_Nemore t1_iy4icn8 wrote

The sub is eli5. In common vernacular memory refers to RAM or ROM. The first thing you should explain to a 5 year old is the right words, to make sure you understand what they are asking.

Yes, it is possible to have memory mapped files or a part of storage that is used like non-volatile memory, but it isn't what is commonly referred to as memory.

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sauprankul t1_iy4iqpg wrote

Ok. So then the answer isn't incorrect. OP used a word incorrectly and the answer used that word the same way OP did.

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