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terminate and stay resident

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terminate and stay resident

See TSR.

terminate and stay resident [¦tər·mə‚nāt ən ‚stā ′rez·ə·dənt]
(computer science)
RAM resident
Terminate and Stay Resident - (TSR) A type of DOS utility which, once loaded, stays in memory and can be reactivated by pressing a certain combination of keys.


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