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direct memory access

di·rect mem·o·ry ac·cess
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rekt, dahy- mem-uh-ree ak-ses]
    • /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- ˈmɛm ə ri ˈæk sɛs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rekt, dahy- mem-uh-ree ak-ses]
    • /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- ˈmɛm ə ri ˈæk sɛs/

Definitions of direct memory access words

  • noun Technical meaning of direct memory access (architecture)   (DMA) A facility of some architectures which allows a peripheral to read and write memory without intervention by the CPU. DMA is a limited form of bus mastering. 1
  • noun direct memory access a process in which data may be moved directly to or from the main memory of a computer system by operations not under the control of the central processing unit 0
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direct memory access popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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