core memory

A historical term referring to a type of computer memory that used magnetic cores to store data, widely used in the 1950s–1970s. In modern contexts, it is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to deeply ingrained or fundamental memories, especially in computing or psychology.

• 🇫🇷Terme historique désignant un type de mémoire informatique où les données étaient stockées à l'aide de noyaux magnétiques, largement utilisé dans les années 1950 à 1970. Dans un contexte moderne, il est parfois utilisé métaphoriquement pour désigner des souvenirs profondément enracinés ou fondamentaux, notamment en informatique ou en psychologie.

1. Early computer memory C2 formal

   A type of non-volatile random-access memory used in early computers, consisting of tiny magnetic rings (cores) threaded on wires.

   • Core memory was a revolutionary technology in the 1960s.
   • The Apollo Guidance Computer used core memory.
   • Engineers had to manually thread wires through each core.

   🇫🇷mémoire à tores magnétiques

2. Deepest or most fundamental memories B2 informal

   A metaphorical reference to the most basic, essential, or deeply held memories or beliefs.

   • That song is stored in my core memory from childhood.
   • Her core memory of the event is the smell of the ocean.
   • Some experiences become part of your core memory forever.

   🇫🇷mémoire fondamentale