memory address space
memory address space
(architecture)1. Any part of a processor's address space
that is occupied by memory.
2. The range of addresses seen by a memory device relative to the base address at which it is mapped into the processor's address space.
2. The range of addresses seen by a memory device relative to the base address at which it is mapped into the processor's address space.
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address space
A computer's address space is the total amount of memory that can be addressed by the computer. The term may refer to the physical memory (RAM chips) or virtual memory (disk/SSD). For example, a 32-bit computer can address 4GB of physical memory and as much as 64TB of virtual memory. See address register and flat address space.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.