memory management unit (MMU)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MMU
gptkbp:component gptkb:microprocessor
gptkb:system-on-chip_(SoC)
gptkbp:enables multitasking
process isolation
memory-mapped I/O
gptkbp:feature segmentation
paging
memory protection
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:x86_architecture
gptkb:ARM_architecture
gptkb:PowerPC_architecture
MIPS architecture
gptkbp:function handles virtual memory
translates virtual addresses to physical addresses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label memory management unit (MMU)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1960s
gptkbp:mayBeAbsentIn microcontrollers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:operating_system
gptkb:TLB
virtual memory
address translation
page table
gptkbp:usedIn embedded systems
microprocessors
computers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ARM_instruction_set
gptkb:ARM_instruction_set_(A32)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6