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UNUSED MEMORY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- memory conservation
1, record 1, English, memory%20conservation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Executable binaries, such as applications and libraries, are also typically accessed through page cache and mapped to individual process spaces using virtual memory... This not only means that the binary files are shared between separate processes, but also that unused parts of binaries will be flushed out of main memory eventually, leading to memory conservation. 2, record 1, English, - memory%20conservation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conservation de mémoire
1, record 1, French, conservation%20de%20m%C3%A9moire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- économie d'espace de mémorisation 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9conomie%20d%27espace%20de%20m%C3%A9morisation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conservación de memoria
1, record 1, Spanish, conservaci%C3%B3n%20de%20memoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
- Computer Memories
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- upper memory block
1, record 2, English, upper%20memory%20block
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- UMB 2, record 2, English, UMB
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- block of upper memory 1, record 2, English, block%20of%20upper%20memory
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, English, - upper%20memory%20block
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, English, - upper%20memory%20block
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bloc de la mémoire supérieure
1, record 2, French, bloc%20de%20la%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bloc de mémoire supérieure 1, record 2, French, bloc%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct
- bloc de zone de mémoire supérieure 3, record 2, French, bloc%20de%20zone%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, French, - bloc%20de%20la%20m%C3%A9moire%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-12-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unused memory
1, record 3, English, unused%20memory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many PCs have unused memory in the high-DOS memory region, between 640K and 1024K. 2, record 3, English, - unused%20memory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Unused memory between 800K and 960K in the high Dos memory. 3, record 3, English, - unused%20memory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mémoire inutilisée
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9moire%20inutilis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-12-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- chunk of unused memory
1, record 4, English, chunk%20of%20unused%20memory
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- unused memory chunk
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tranche de mémoire inutilisée
1, record 4, French, tranche%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20inutilis%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-12-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dead system ROM
1, record 5, English, dead%20system%20ROM
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One possible source of extra UMB space, available even under DOS if you understand its arcane syntax, is dead system ROM. Many machines... designate the first 32K of ROM for code used during boot-up and diagnostics. Once boot-up is finished, the address space used by that ROM sits unused. A memory manager can reclaim the space. 1, record 5, English, - dead%20system%20ROM
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ROM de démarrage
1, record 5, French, ROM%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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