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The portion of a computer’s RAM that is used by a hardware device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), sound card, network adapter, and other hardware components is known as Hardware Reserved.

RAM, or Random Access Memory, serves as temporary storage for active tasks and processes. Unlike the slower storage on your Mac, RAM is faster and helps speed up your computer by keeping frequently ...