MMU

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003713",
  "term": "MMU",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A hardware component within a processor that translates virtual memory addresses into physical memory addresses. The Memory Management Unit (MMU) enforces memory protection by preventing one process from accessing memory allocated to another, which is a requirement for stable multitasking operating systems. This protection isolates faults, so a failure in a non-supervisory task does not halt the entire industrial control system.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "MMU",
    "es": "MMU",
    "fr": "MMU"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/mmu/"
}