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| Term | Analogy | Physics | Latency | Power OFF | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registers | Pocket Notes | Circuit | < 1 ns | Vanishes | Active Calculus |
| RAM (Memory) | Work Desk | Capacitor | ~100 ns | Vanishes | Running Apps, Redis |
| SSD (Storage) | Bookshelf | Floating Gate | ~0.1 ms | Persists | Files, DB, OS |
| HDD (Disk) | Basement | Magnetism | ~10 ms | Persists | Backups |
