ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

NVDIMM

Okay, kiddo! So you know how when you use your computer, you have to save your work before you turn it off, or else it will be lost forever? Well, an nvdimm is a special type of computer memory that is kind of like a superhero, because it can save your work even if you don't save it yourself!

See, most computer memory is called RAM, and it's like a big whiteboard that your computer can write on and erase whenever it wants. But when you turn off your computer, RAM forgets everything that was written on it, like it was never there. It's like if you drew a picture on a whiteboard, but then your mom erased it while you weren't looking.

But nvdimm is different, because it's like a magic marker that can write on the whiteboard and make it stay there forever, even if the whiteboard gets erased! This means that if you're working on something really important, like a project for school or a video game you've been playing for weeks, nvdimm can make sure that your work doesn't disappear when you turn off your computer.

It's kind of like a secret power, because nvdimm works behind the scenes and you don't really know it's there. But it's really important for making sure that your computer remembers everything you do, even if you forget to save it yourself. So next time you turn off your computer and turn it on again, remember that your nvdimm is like a superhero that saves the day, just like your favorite characters in your favorite stories!