Also known as: mem.
MEM has various meanings in the Computing category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of MEM in Computing.
Just like humans, computers rely a lot on memory. They need to process and store data, just like we do. However, computers store data in digital format, which means the information can always be called up exactly the way it was stored. Also, unlike our memory, the computer's memory doesn't get worse over time. While memory can refer to any medium of data storage, it usually refers to RAM, or random access memory. When your computer boots up, it loads the operating system into its memory, or RAM.
ComputingIn object-oriented programming, a variable or routine that is part of a class. also C++, class. A value that is part of a set data structure. also set2.
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