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sauprankul t1_iy4fiar wrote

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

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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