(NVRAM) is the general name used to describe any type of random access memory which does not lose

its information when power is turned off. The best-known form of NVRAM memory today is flash memory. Some drawbacks to flash memory include the requirement to write it in larger blocks than many computers can automically address, and the relatively limited longevity of flash memory due to its finite number of write-erase cycles (most consumer flash products at the time of writing can only withstand around 100,000 rewrites before memory begins to deteriorate).