virtual memory

noun

Definitions

  1. Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a…

    Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for virtual memory. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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