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Record 1 1994-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A section of memory in the High DOS area [the 384K address space between 640K and 1MB]. Some such blocks are used to store BIOS code, and some are free.

CONT

A memory manager lets you recover wasted address space in this region by converting unused areas into pockets of usable RAM called upper memory blocks, or UMBs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Bloc de mémoire vive se trouvant dans la zone système, entre 640ko et 1 024ko, également appelée mémoire supérieure du Dos; elle occupe les zones laissées libres par la mémoire vidéo et le Bios.

Spanish

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