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multilevel storage, virtual memory
A storage allocation technique in which auxiliary storage can be addressed as though it were part of main storage. Portions of a user's program and data are placed in auxiliary storage, and the operating system automatically swaps them in and out of main storage as needed.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Computer; Software
- Category: Software engineering
- Organization: IEEE Computer Society
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