Synonyms of magnetic core

Noun


1. core, magnetic core, torus, toroid

usage: (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"

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