NEC SX Service And Reference Manual page 111

volatile memory
Storage media that loses its data when system power is turned off. Standard
memory and memory that you add to the NEC Versa are volatile memory. See
nonvolatile memory.
W
warm boot
Process of resetting the computer without turning off the power through keyboard
input (pressing Ctrl , Alt , and Del keys simultaneously) or the reset button. The
system returns to an initial or arbitrarily selected condition.
write
To record or store information to a storage device.
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