===== Non-Volatile Storage (NVS) =====
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**Non-Volatile Storage (NVS)** is a broad collection of technologies and devices that do not require a continuous power supply to retain data or program code persistently on a short- or long-term basis.

Three common examples of NVS devices that persistently store data are tape, a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:hdd]] and a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:ssd]]. The term non-volatile storage also applies to the semiconductor chips that store the data or controller program code within devices such as SSDs, HDDs, tape drives and memory modules.

Source: [[https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/nonvolatile-storage ]]


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