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Definition[]

DRAM (an acronym for “Dynamic Random Access Memory”) is

a memory device in a computer in which information is stored and from which it is retrieved. It is an acronym for dynamic random access memory.[1]

Overview[]

DRAMs are ‘dynamic’ because they must be repeatedly ‘refreshed’ with an electrical charge or they will lose the information stored within them.”[2]

DRAM also is incorporated into other electronic devices such as servers, printers, and cameras.

References[]

  1. Texas Instrs., Inc. v. International Trade Comm’n, 871 F.2d 1054, 1058, 10 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1257 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (full-text).
  2. Advanced Computer Servs., Inc. v. MAI Sys. Corp., 845 F. Supp. 356, 362, 30 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1443 (E.D. Va. 1994) (full-text).