Virtual memory
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virtual-memory-281-15841065
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Virtual memory
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In computing, virtual memory, or virtual storage, is a memory management technique that provides an "idealized abstraction of the storage resources that are actually available on a given machine" which "creates the illusion to users of a very large (main) memory". The computer's operating system, using a combination of hardware and software, maps memory addresses used by a program, called virtual addresses, into physical addresses in computer memory. Main storage, as seen by a process or task, a
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Computer memory management technique
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory
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2024-01-17T00:24:48Z
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