A memory-mapped file is a segment of virtual memory that has been assigned a direct byte-for-byte correlation with some portion of a file or file-like...
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Memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) and port-mapped I/O (PMIO) are two complementary methods of performing input/output (I/O) between the central processing unit...
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Mmap (section File-backed and anonymous)
system call that maps files or devices into memory. It is a method of memory-mapped file I/O. It implements demand paging because file contents are not...
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regions of the file to be mapped into the address space, and unmapped if another region needs to be mapped in. A few computers have a main memory larger than...
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single-level memory model in which there is no differentiation between process memory and file system consists of only a list of segments (files) mapped into...
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physical memory addresses. In native debugger programs, a memory map refers to the mapping between loaded executable(or)library files and memory regions...
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In computing, memory mapping may refer to: Memory-mapped file, also known as mmap() Memory-mapped I/O, an alternative to port I/O; a communication between...
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Free and open-source software portal Lightning Memory-Mapped Database (LMDB) is an embedded transactional database in the form of a key-value store. LMDB...
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region of memory allocated to contain the running program's code and the contents of the associated executable file. (See memory-mapped file.) The virtual...
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fiber Memory-mapped file, a segment of virtual memory which has been assigned a direct byte-for-byte correlation with some portion of a file or file-like...
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USB flash drive (redirect from USB flash memory)
Israeli company, filed a patent application entitled "Architecture for a Universal Serial Bus-Based PC Flash Disk" that combined flash memory storage with...
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execution, for example via a memory-mapped file backed by the object file. Types of data supported by typical object file formats: Header (descriptive...
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of storage the file used to be written to, and they may distinguish between ROM (where software and data is stored, usually Flash memory) and RAM. ROM...
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Core rope memory is a form of read-only memory (ROM) for computers. It was used in the UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) and the UNIVAC II, developed...
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Non-volatile memory (NVM) or non-volatile storage is a type of computer memory that can retain stored information even after power is removed. In contrast...
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Volatile memory, in contrast to non-volatile memory, is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information; it retains its contents...
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1960s as computer memory. Many early computers, called drum computers or drum machines, used drum memory as the main working memory of the computer. Some...
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the state-machines used in some microprocessors (see register file), scratchpad memory, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) (usually in the...
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software from NAND memories, virtual memory strategies are often used: memory contents must first be paged or copied into memory-mapped RAM and executed...
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example, when variables in software are expected to be "mapped" to a specific spot in memory. This set index article includes a list of related items...
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optical disc drives, memory cards, and solid-state drives (SSDs). It also includes experimental forms like holographic memory. Mass storage includes...
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Solid-state drive (redirect from Solid state memory)
Namespaces (ZNS) was announced. ZNS allows data to be mapped directly to its physical location in memory, providing direct access on an SSD without a flash...
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Content-addressable memory (CAM) is a special type of computer memory used in certain very-high-speed searching applications. It is also known as associative memory or...
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cartridges and cassettes Pogue, David (1 September 2016). "Digitize Those Memory-Filled Cassettes before They Disintegrate". Scientific American. Archived...
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Microsoft. Retrieved 21 June 2021. To load a file, Notepad maps a view of the file as a memory-mapped file and uses that as the source. The code figures...
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Random-access memory (RAM; /ræm/) is a form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data...
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High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is a computer memory interface for 3D-stacked synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) initially from Samsung, AMD...
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terms RAM, main memory, or primary storage. Archaic synonyms for main memory include core (for magnetic core memory) and store. Main memory operates at a...
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EPROM (redirect from Erasable programmable read-only memory)
read-only memory, is a type of programmable read-only memory (PROM) chip that retains its data when its power supply is switched off. Computer memory that...
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MultiMediaCard (MMC) is a memory card standard used for solid-state storage, originally introduced in 1997 by SanDisk, Siemens, and Nokia. Designed as...
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