Virtual memory compression (also referred to as RAM compression and memory compression) is a memory management technique that utilizes data compression...
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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...
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Zswap (category Virtual memory)
of virtual memory compression. Instead of moving memory pages to a swap device when they are to be swapped out, zswap performs their compression and...
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Zram (category Virtual memory)
compression, April 3, 2013, LWN.net, by Dan Magenheimer The Compression Cache: Virtual Memory Compression for Handheld Computers, March 16, 2000, by Michael J...
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commands. The company pioneered several technologies, including virtual memory compression systems, switching between multiple protected mode operating environments...
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various elements of FreeBSD (including the process model, network stack, and virtual file system), and an object-oriented device driver API called I/O Kit....
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C dynamic memory allocation refers to performing manual memory management for dynamic memory allocation in the C programming language via a group of functions...
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minimal use of energy and minimal chip area. 842 compression can be used for virtual memory compression, for databases — especially column-oriented stores...
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(computer programming) Dynamic dead-code elimination Smart pointer Virtual memory compression Abelson, Harold; Sussman, Gerald Jay; Sussman, Julie (2016). Structure...
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QEMM (redirect from Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager)
QEMM and still allow the use of QEMM's Stealth feature. It was a virtual memory compression utility for Windows 3.1, Windows For Workgroups and Windows 95...
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image compression algorithms, texture compression algorithms are optimized for random access. Texture compression can be applied to reduce memory usage...
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Compressed Memory is a virtual memory compression system which automatically compresses data from inactive apps when approaching maximum memory capacity...
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the computer memory can be transferred to storage; a common way of doing this is through a memory management technique called virtual memory. Modern computer...
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Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer (category Lossless compression algorithms)
compression method for RAM drive compression. zswap uses LZO as the default compression method for virtual memory compression Arnaud Bouche (2008-01-01). "LZO...
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default virtual memory (swap) device, deriving from the historical use of drum secondary-storage devices as backup storage for pages in virtual memory. Magnetic...
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systems have a memory hierarchy consisting of processor registers, on-die SRAM caches, external caches, DRAM, paging systems and virtual memory or swap space...
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Executable compression is any means of compressing an executable file and combining the compressed data with decompression code into a single executable...
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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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Deflate (redirect from Deflation (data compression))
Deflate (stylized as DEFLATE, and also called Flate) is a lossless data compression file format that uses a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding. It was...
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computer is cleaned up after usage (e.g. freeing resources such as virtual memory). This might include such activities as removing or archiving logs that...
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available random-access memory in Microsoft Windows without the need for a hardware upgrade, which is possible using memory compression. However, it was later...
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Semiconductor memory is a digital electronic semiconductor device used for digital data storage, such as computer memory. It typically refers to devices...
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disk compression software utility increases the amount of information that can be stored on a hard disk drive of given size. Unlike a file compression utility...
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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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general memory hierarchy structuring. Many other structures are useful. For example, a paging algorithm may be considered as a level for virtual memory when...
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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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Vmlinux (section Compression)
UNIX platforms called the kernel image /unix. With the development of virtual memory, kernels that supported this feature were given the vm- prefix to differentiate...
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MUSIC/SP (section Virtual memory)
system provided no support for virtual memory and address translation. Only one active user could reside in core memory at any time. Swapping (to disk)...
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for managing main memory,[clarification needed] fundamental features (such as the memory consistency, addressing modes, virtual memory), and the input/output...
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of RDRAM because VCM was not nearly as expensive as RDRAM was. A Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) module is mechanically and electrically compatible with standard...
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