magnetic bubbles

Variant of bubble memory

bubble memory definition

☆ bubble memory

a solid-state computer memory device that stores bits of data by means of magnetized, microscopic areas (magnetic bubbles) in sheets of a semiconductor

Etymology: from the appearance of these areas under a microscope

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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