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A DIMM, or Dual In-line Memory Module (sometimes known as a "[[Glossary:RAM|RAM]]") | A DIMM, or Dual In-line Memory Module (sometimes known as a "[[Glossary:RAM|RAM]]" stick) is a small circuit board, one or more of which very commonly serve as main working memory in a computer. It has contacts on both sides of an edge which mates with a socket (hence "Dual In-line") and contains a number of individual memory chips. There are several different standard sizes and each may contain various types and speeds of memory chip. An [[Glossary:SODIMM|SODIMM]] is a smaller variant commonly used in laptops. | ||
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A DIMM, or Dual In-line Memory Module (sometimes known as a "RAM" stick) is a small circuit board, one or more of which very commonly serve as main working memory in a computer. It has contacts on both sides of an edge which mates with a socket (hence "Dual In-line") and contains a number of individual memory chips. There are several different standard sizes and each may contain various types and speeds of memory chip. An SODIMM is a smaller variant commonly used in laptops.