external storage; auxiliary memory
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external storage; external memory; auxiliary storage
technicalIn computer science, refers to non-volatile storage devices such as hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), USB flash drives, and optical discs, as distinguished from internal memory (RAM). External storage typically offers larger capacity at lower cost but slower access speeds compared to primary memory.
Wài外
cún存
de的
róng容
liàng量
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
nèi内
cún存
dà大
de得
duō多
。
External storage capacity is usually much larger than that of internal memory.
Qǐng请
jiāng将
zhè这
xiē些
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
bèi备
fèn份
dào到
wài外
cún存
zhōng中
。
Please back up these important files to external storage.
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Yìng硬
pán盘
hé和
UU
pán盘
dōu都
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
wài外
cún存
shè设
bèi备
。
Hard drives and USB flash drives are both common external storage devices.
Suī虽
rán然
wài外
cún存
de的
sù速
dù度
bǐ比
nèi内
cún存
màn慢
，
dàn但
jià价
gé格
gèng更
pián便
yi宜
qiě且
duàn断
diàn电
hòu后
shù数
jù据
bù不
huì会
diū丢
shī失
。
Although external storage is slower than internal memory, it is cheaper and data is not lost after power failure.