virtual memory en · NOUN
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(uncountable, usually) An abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system that allows a process to access a virtual address space, such as one that is larger than the available physical memory, by translating virtual addresses to physical memory locations.
Most modern computer architectures provide hardware support for virtual memory. Operating systems use virtual memory to provide support for large address spaces on systems with limited physical memory, to provide protection both within and between applications, to provide data sharing, and to provide artificial contiguity.
1989, Vincent F. Russo, Roy H. Campbell, “Virtual memory and backing storage management in multiprocessor operating systems using object-oriented design techniques”, in OOPSLA Proceedings, ACM, page 268:
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el εικονική μνήμη (an abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system) · fi näennäismuisti (an abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system) · cmn 虛擬內存 /虚拟内存 (an abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system) · cs virtuální paměť (an abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system) · kk мүмкіндікті зерде (an abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system) · ru виртуа́льная па́мять (an abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system) · fi virtuaalimuisti (an abstraction implemented by hardware and the operating system)