core memory

Etymology

 * From being a type of computer memory consisting of magnetic cores.
 * A reference to the 2015 film Inside Out, in which the character Riley has five "core memories", each forming the foundation of a "personality island" which represents an aspect of Riley's personality.

Noun

 * 1)  A type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores to magnetically store binary digits (bits).
 * 2)  A memory, especially one formed in childhood, which recalls a deeply significant event in one's life and can be remembered years later.
 * 1)  A memory, especially one formed in childhood, which recalls a deeply significant event in one's life and can be remembered years later.
 * 1)  A memory, especially one formed in childhood, which recalls a deeply significant event in one's life and can be remembered years later.

Hypernyms

 * non-volatile random access memory
 * random-access memory

Translations

 * Esperanto: ĉefmemoro, magnetkerna memoro
 * Finnish: