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Auxiliary Storage

Definition: Auxiliary storage, also known as secondary storage, refers to any type of storage device or medium that is used to store data and programs when they are not actively being accessed by the computer's processor.

Senses and Usages:

1. Noun (Computer Science):
• A type of storage used to store data and programs temporarily on a computer system.
• Common examples include hard disk drives, solid-state drives, optical discs, and flash drives.
• Related Products: external hard drives, solid-state drives (SSDs), optical discs, flash drives
• Sample Sentence: The computer's auxiliary storage was running low on space, so I decided to transfer some files to an external hard drive.


2. Adjective:
• Describing something that provides additional or supplementary storage.
• Related Products: storage expansion devices, cloud storage services, network-attached storage (NAS)
• Sample Sentence: The server was equipped with an auxiliary storage system to ensure all the data could be stored securely.