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physical address
An address to which a hardware device, such as a memory chip, can directly respond. Programs, including the Mach kernel, use virtual addresses that are translated to physical addresses by mapping hardware controlled by the Mach kernel.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Software; Computer
- Category: Operating systems
- Company: Apple
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