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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

backing store

A means of storing large amounts of information outside the immediate access store. Most backing store uses magnetic or optical storage.

Related terms
random access memory (RAM)storediskfile allocation table (FAT)laser diskstoragemagnetic tapewrite protectloadbackupoperating system
Term sub categories
Hardware › storage
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