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address space
(1) The addresses that a computer program can access. Note: In some systems, this may be the set of physical storage locations that a program can access, disjoint from other programs, together with the set of virtual addresses referring to those storage locations, which may be accessible by other programs.~(2) The number of memory locations that a central processing unit can address.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Computer; Software
- Category: Software engineering
- Organization: IEEE Computer Society
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