# out-of-core algorithm

> algorithm to process data that is too large to fit into a computer's main memory at one time, optimized to efficiently fetch and access data stored in slow bulk memory (e.g. hard drives, tape drives, remote network)

**Wikidata**: [Q279748](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q279748)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_memory_algorithm)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/out-of-core-algorithm


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)