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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

part, portion go
something less than the whole of a human artifact

component, constituent, element go
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up

hardware, computer hardware go
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

storage, memory, computer memory, computer storage, store, memory board
an electronic memory device

noun.artifact

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non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage go
computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storage go
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
real storage go
the main memory in a virtual memory system
scratchpad go
(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
virtual memory, virtual storage go
(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory
volatile storage go
computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off