Chip and Dram

Chip

Chip noun - A small flat piece separated from a whole.

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Dram and chip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dram" instead a noun "Chip".

Nearby Words: chipped, chipping

Dram noun - A very small amount.

Usage example: allow me to offer a dram of advice

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Chip and dram are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chip" instead a noun "Dram".

regular	regular chip	regular dram
standard	standard chip	standard dram

For the same thing to happen with DRAM (it actually loses memory over time, not instantaneously), the person would have to dump the RAM chip in liquid nitrogen to slow the discharge process to a crawl.

Source: Useful Notes / Random Access Memory
Finally, because it's a semiconductor chip and requires complex and expensive tools to manufacture, flash memory is closer to DRAM in cost, and thus is still enormously expensive compared to magnetic and optical storage, rather severely limiting its usefulness in Real Life.

Source: Useful Notes / Flash Memory
The Rowhammer DRAM Exploit works by using the modern RAM chip's densely-packed design against it, by repeatedly accessing a particular cell of memory over and over again, which eventually causes the neighboring cells to flip.

Source: Hollywood Hacking