memory management

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memory management - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  memory management
  
     <memory management, storage> A collection of techniques for
     providing sufficient memory to one or more processes in a
     computer system, especially when the system does not have
     enough memory to satisfy all processes' requirements
     simultaneously.  Techniques include swapping, paging and
     virtual memory.  Memory management is usually performed
     mostly by a hardware memory management unit.
  
     (1995-01-23)