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computer storage media

storage of digital data readable by computers
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Summary

computer storage media is a type of computer memory or storage[1]. It draws 3,582 Wikipedia views per month (type of computer memory or storage category, ranking #6 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: data storage medium[3], information storage medium[4], computer hardware[5], machine-readable medium[6]
  • Part of: information processor[7]
  • Has use: system resource[8], digital data storage[9]
  • Commons category: Computer storage media[10]
  • Said to be the same as: computer memory[11], recording medium[12]
  • Has part(s): virtual memory[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Computer data storage[14], Category:Computer storage media[15], Category:Computer storage devices[16]
  • Measurement scale: unit of information[17]
  • Different from: Pamięć cyfrowa[18]

Why It Matters

computer storage media has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0395454-datova-uloziste
    P14541 → ['35OkSJ', '3WfGg0']
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  2. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id (former scheme) → —
    Openalex id → —
    Subclass of → data storage medium, information storage medium, computer hardware +1
    Different from → —
    + 70 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: storage+media, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
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