Usually more than one bit of storage is accessed by the same address, and RAM devices often have multiple data lines and are said to be '8-bit' or '16-bit' etc. devices. In today's technology, random-access memory takes the form of integrated circuits.
1 n-count A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances. usu n N. Riot police hurled tear gas canisters and smoke bombs into the crowd., ...canisters of commercial fuel. 2 n-count A canister is a metal, plastic, or china container with a lid.
Siphon, also spelled syphon, instrument, usually in the form of a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length, for conveying liquid over the edge of a vessel and delivering it at a lower level.Siphons may be of any size. siphon bottle (also called a soda syphon or, archaically, a siphoid) is a pressurized bottle with a vent and a valve. It is not a siphon as pressure within the bottle drives the liquid up and out a tube. A special form was the gasogene.