[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

secondary storage
     n : a data storage device that is not the main memory of a
         computer syn: auxiliary storage, external storage
see also:
auxiliary storage external storage 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

secondary storage
     
         any non-volatile storage medium that is not
        directly accessible to the processor.  memory directly
        accessible to the processor includes main memory, cache
        and the cpu registers.  secondary storage includes hard
        drives, magnetic tape, cd-rom, dvd drives, floppy
        disks, punch cards and paper tape.
     
        secondary storage devices are usually accessed via some kind
        of controller.  this contains registers that can be directly
        accessed by the cpu like main memory "memory mapped".
        reading and writing these registers can cause the device to
        perform actions like reading a block of data off a disk or
        rewinding a tape.  see also dma.
     
        programs and data stored in secondary storage must first be
        loaded into main memory before the processor can use them.
     
        1997-11-05
     
     
see also:
non-volatile processor main memory cache cpu registers 
hard drives magnetic tape cd-rom dvd drives floppy disks 
punch cards paper tape memory mapped dma 

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