scratchpad meaning

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scratchpad (noun): (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information.

Definition of scratchpad

  1. (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information

    Type of: memory

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in AD · 10-letter words

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