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Speicher

memory

noun SHPY-kher Rare

Origin: from Latin spicarium (granary)

Also means

storage

Usage Note

Speicher covers both working memory (Arbeitsspeicher, RAM) and storage. The verb speichern means to save. In everyday use Speicher voll means storage full, a frequent phone message.

Examples

"Der Speicher des Handys ist erschöpft."

Natural Translation

The phone's memory is exhausted.

Literal Translation

The memory of-the phone is exhausted.

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