German word

Speicher

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstorage

Example

Der Speicher meines Telefons ist fast voll.

My phone's storage is almost full.

Illustration for Speicher (storage)

More examples

Ich greife häufig auf den externen Speicher zu.

I frequently access the external storage.

Core concept

A reserve kept in one place until needed, from grain in a storehouse to data in a phone.

Common phrases

  • externen Speicher anschließen

    connect external storage

  • auf den Speicher zugreifen

    access storage

  • Speicher verwalten

    manage storage

Similar words

Arbeitsspeicher: Temporary working memory that holds data while a device processes it.
Speicherplatz: The available area or remaining capacity for saving data.
Festplatte: A physical magnetic disk used to store data.
Cloud-Speicher: An online service or space for storing data on remote servers.

Definition in German

Ein Raum, ein Behälter oder eine Vorrichtung zum Aufbewahren von Dingen oder Daten.

Word origin

Speicher comes through Middle High German spīcher from Latin spicarium, meaning a granary, and later gained its storage and computing senses.

Usage tips

  • In computing, Speicher can mean either memory or storage; Speicherplatz means storage capacity, while Arbeitsspeicher means RAM.

Other meanings

  • memorynoun
  • storehousenoun
  • atticnoun

Related words

  • Speicherplatzstorage spacenoun
  • Speichermediumstorage mediumnoun
  • Speicherungstoragenoun

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