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Conventional memory

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001337

The first 640 kilobytes of random-access memory (RAM) in an IBM PC compatible computer running DOS. This specific memory region was directly accessible by the operating system and applications without requiring special memory management techniques. Programs and data loaded into conventional memory for execution during the early days of personal computing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001337
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
TranslationsGerman: konventioneller Speicher; Spanish: memoria convencional; French: mémoire conventionnelle
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001337",
  "term": "Conventional memory",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The first 640 kilobytes of random-access memory (RAM) in an IBM PC compatible computer running DOS. This specific memory region was directly accessible by the operating system and applications without requiring special memory management techniques. Programs and data loaded into conventional memory for execution during the early days of personal computing.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "konventioneller Speicher",
    "es": "memoria convencional",
    "fr": "mémoire conventionnelle"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/conventional-memory/"
}

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