Virtual Memory

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Authors
Denning, Peter J.
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Second Readers
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Encyclopedia and Handbook Articles
operating systems
address mapping
address space
address tr5anslation
protection
capability machines
object-oriented systems
replacement algorithm
working set
locality
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2008-01
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2008-01
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Virtual memory is the simulation of a storage space so large that users do not need to recompile their works when storage configurations change. Every byte of the virtual memory is addressed in the same way, regardless of the placement of address pace components in the memory hierarchy.
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Virtual memory is the simulation of a storage space so large that users do not need to recompile their works when the capacity of a local memory or the configruation of a network changes.January 2008 Rev 6/5/08
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Computer Science (CS)
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Virtual Memory. 2008. Virtual memory is the simulation of a storage space so large that users do not need to recompile their works when the capacity of a local memory or the configruation of a network changes.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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