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Kernel space

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kernelnounThe core, center, or essence of an object or system.
userspacenoun(computing) The area of memory used for a user's applications, etc., as opposed to that reserved for the operating system kernel.
swap spacenoun(computing) Space on a hard disk used as auxiliary memory.
base memorynoun(computing) The amount of RAM installed on a new computer, before any optional upgrades.
memorynoun(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
high memory areanoun(computing) The first 64 kilobytes of the area of memory beyond 1 MB in an PC-compatible machine.
conventional memorynoun(computing, computer hardware) The first 640 kilobytes of RAM in an IBM-compatible PC.
bootblocknoun(computing) A block of storage on disk that holds the code for booting the operating system.
worldnoun(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
subkernelnoun(mathematics, computing) A subsidiary kernel
ram disknoun(computing) A virtual disk, implemented in software, that stores its contents in random access memory.
ram packnoun(computing) A hardware module containing RAM for use by another device.
swap partitionnoun(computing) A disk partition designated as auxiliary memory, used primarily on Unix and Linux systems.
working setnoun(computing theory) The amount of memory required by a process in a given time interval.
unikernelnoun(operating systems) A specialised, fixed-purpose machine image which can run directly on hardware or a hypervisor without an operating system such as Linux.
secondary storagenoun(computing) The nonvolatile memory of a computer, not directly accessible by the central processing unit.
extended memorynoun(computing) The extent of memory above the first megabyte in the address space of later PCs
kernalnoun(computing, historical) The operating system used by early Commodore International home computers.
memory corenoun(science fiction, computing) A (semi-)permanent computer memory storage device that may be extracted, and may or may not be separate from the computer core.
fieldnounA land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.

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