Ram Disk

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RD
Pronunciation
/ræm dɪsk/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. The same test was run using a RAM disk file system to show the difference in speed.
  2. The task at this stage is to load the Linux kernel and optional initial RAM disk.
  3. For Linux, this is the kernel and possibly an initial RAM disk ( initrd ).
  4. The initrd image is actually a RAM disk that contains a small file system with basic configuration files, binaries, libraries, and drivers.
  5. This file, like the traditional Linux boot process, is invoked when the initrd image is decompressed into the RAM disk.

Other meanings of RD

Really Drunk Misc
Remote Desktop Misc
Ramon Daniel Misc
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Remote Device Computing
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Requirements Document Gov