VIRTUAL STORAGE Definition & Meaning

virtual storage

noun

Computers.

a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.

virtual storage

noun

a computer system in which the size of the memory is effectively increased by automatically transferring sections of a program from a large capacity backing store, such as a disk, into the smaller core memory as they are required

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of virtual storage¹

First recorded in 1970–75

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For example, $1 buys 20 Poke Balls -- virtual storage containers for the characters -- and saves the player the hassle of walking around to collect them for free.

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In the future, power grids will probably use both the 'virtual storage' created by demand dispatch and the true energy storage from batteries.

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He also plans to expand the service to a kind of virtual storage.

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And as long as Tintri can deliver customers cheaper and faster virtual storage than the competition, its growth ought to continue unabated.

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Today the enterprise can be enabled through the use of virtual machines, virtual networks, virtual storage, and virtual software.

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