| 摘要 |
<p>A plurality of memory units (114), called "mnemonds", is each capable of storing data elements and of responding to requests to recover those data elements from storage. A plurality of mnemonds is arranged in a linear array (112), with each mnemond connected to be capable of responding to signals from its neighbor mnemonds. When a data structure is stored, each array stores a copy of that data structure, either allocating the elements of the data structure one per mnemond (with possible wrap-around to the beginning of the linear array) or allocating the data structures to one or a predetermined number of mnemonds. When a data structure is to be located in memory through cueing precise correspondences between data stored and cueing data entered identify the unique location or locations of said matching data; when a data structure is to be recovered from memory identification of its location permits recovery of data in that location or in that location and succeeding locations. One or more arrays, of differing lengths so that the allocation of data elements is also differing, is collected to form a memory bank. One or more memory banks operates under the control of a central control unit.</p> |
