RAM channels

Matts1

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What exactly is "triple channel" RAM? Is it just RAM that comes in a set of 3 or is the RAM different to dual channel?
The reason I'm asking is that I was wondering if I could buy 3 sticks of "dual channel" RAM, and put them together, to make it triple channel on a new computer.
 

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