Other Memory Technologies Using Refresh
Several early computer memory technologies also required periodical processes similar in purpose. These technologies include delay line memory and Williams tube. In magnetic core memory, another historical early memory technology, reading the data erased the memory cell, so each memory cell needed to be rewritten after being read.
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