peripheral memory
[/pəˈrɪfərəl ˈmɛməri/]
nounpl: peripheral memories
memória periférica
1. Memory storage devices connected to a computer that are external to the main system, such as USB drives, external hard drives, or SD cards
The technician backed up the important files to peripheral memory devices before the system upgrade.
O técnico fez backup dos arquivos importantes em dispositivos de memória periférica antes da atualização do sistema.
2. In psychology and neuroscience, information stored at the edges of conscious awareness or long-term memory that can be recalled but is not immediately accessible
The details of that conversation remain in peripheral memory, surfacing occasionally when triggered by similar events.
Os detalhes daquela conversa permanecem na memória periférica, emergindo ocasionalmente quando acionados por eventos semelhantes.
This term is predominantly used in technical and academic contexts in both Brazil and the USA. In computing, it refers to external storage solutions increasingly important with cloud computing expansion. In psychology, it reflects how human memory operates with varying levels of accessibility and consciousness.
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