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zone de mémoire haute [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high memory area
1, record 1, English, high%20memory%20area
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HMA 2, record 1, English, HMA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high memory 3, record 1, English, high%20memory
correct
- hi memory 3, record 1, English, hi%20memory
- HMA memory 3, record 1, English, HMA%20memory
- HMA memory space 4, record 1, English, HMA%20memory%20space
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first 64K of extended memory. It is used by Windows' HIMEM.SYS as the place where extended memory is managed. 4, record 1, English, - high%20memory%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The area, as defined by XMS, from 1024K to 1088K, i.e. the first 64K of extended memory. It is an important area because it is the only extended memory that can be accessed directly by DOS programs. 5, record 1, English, - high%20memory%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
HMA memory. These are the chips at the 64K of memory addresses just above the 1024K address. HMA is part of extended memory, and can be used as extended. 3, record 1, English, - high%20memory%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
The 64K of memory just above 1024K, which can be used by some PCs because of a trick in the microprocessor, which is only supposed to be able to reach 1024K. Sometimes spelled "hi memory". 3, record 1, English, - high%20memory%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 DEF
The first 64K of extended memory, the addresses from 1024K to 1088K, are sometimes called Hi or High memory, in a confusing similarity to the 384K of high memory between 640K and 1024K. 3, record 1, English, - high%20memory%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de mémoire haute
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20haute
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HMA 2, record 1, French, HMA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mémoire haute 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20haute
correct, feminine noun
- mémoire HMA 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20HMA
feminine noun
- zone de mémoire HMA 3, record 1, French, zone%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20HMA
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Constituée des premiers 64ko de la mémoire étendue [de 1 024 à 1 088ko], la zone de mémoire HMA est directement accessible par un PC286 ou un 386 sous MS-Dos [en mode réel]. 3, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20haute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les 64 premiers Ko de mémoire étendue qu'on appelle la zone de mémoire haute [HMA]. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20haute
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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