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Memory management
Memory management, also called dynamic storage allocation, is how operating systems and language runtimes allocate memory, translate program addresses, and reclaim memory through paging, manual allocation, or garbage collection.
Memory management unit
The memory management unit (MMU), or paged memory management unit, is a hardware component that translates virtual addresses into physical ones, enabling paged virtual memory and raising page faults.
Memory module
A memory module, also called a memory board, is a printed circuit board carrying DRAM chips that plugs into a motherboard to provide a computer's RAM.
Memory network (machine learning)
A memory network, or memory-augmented neural network, is a neural network architecture with an external memory the model reads and writes, introduced for question answering in 2014.
Memory of a Killer (TV series)
Memory of a Killer is a 2026 FOX crime thriller starring Patrick Dempsey as hitman Angelo with early-onset Alzheimer's, adapted from the Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer; renewed for a second season.
Memory ordering
Memory ordering is the set of rules, called a memory model, that determines the order in which loads and stores appear to execute in a multiprocessor.
Memory overcommitment
Memory overcommitment is an operating system and hypervisor policy that promises more virtual memory than physical RAM backs, shifting failures to first use by the OOM killer.
Memory protection unit
A memory protection unit (MPU) is a programmable hardware block in a processor that defines memory access permissions for physical address ranges, without virtual address translation.
Memory rank
A memory rank is a group of DRAM chips on a memory module accessed together to supply the full 64-bit width of the memory data bus.
Memory Reboot
Memory Reboot is a 2023 instrumental synthwave/retrowave track by producers VØJ and Narvent, released 13 January 2023, viral on TikTok, with slowed and sped-up versions and hundreds of millions of streams.
Memory segmentation
Memory segmentation, also called segmented memory, is an address-translation scheme dividing a program's address space into variable-length segments, providing relocation and protection through base and limit checks.
Memory Stick
Memory Stick is a removable flash memory card format developed by Sony and launched in 1998 for cameras, camcorders, and music players; Sony added SD support in 2010.
Memory T cell
Memory T cell: long-lived antigen-experienced T lymphocyte (Tcm, Tem, TSCM, TRM subsets) that differentiates into effector cells on antigen reexposure, providing rapid immunity after infection or vaccination.
Memory-guided saccade task
The memory-guided saccade task is a behavioral paradigm, introduced by Hikosaka and Wurtz in 1983, in which a participant saccades to a remembered target location after a delay.
Memory-mapped I/O
Memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) places device registers at addresses in the processor's normal address space, letting software control hardware with ordinary load and store instructions instead of dedicated I/O instructions.
Memory's Legion
Memory's Legion (2022) is James S.A. Corey's complete Expanse short-story collection, gathering eight novellas and stories from Drive to the new coda The Sins of Our Fathers, with author's notes; it excludes the RPG-only Last Flight of the Cassandra.
Mempawah Sultanate
The Mempawah Sultanate (Kerajaan Mempawah) was an Islamic kingdom on the coast of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, founded in 1740 under the Bugis prince Opu Daeng Menambun and lasting into the 20th century.
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur: Egyptian UNESCO World Heritage Site (1979) covering ancient capital Memphis and pyramid fields at Giza, Saqqara, Abusir, and Dahshur, with over thirty-eight pyramids.
Memphis and Shelby County school district merger
The July 1, 2013 consolidation of Memphis City Schools into Shelby County Schools, the largest school district merger in American history, which prompted six suburban municipalities to form their own districts in 2014.
Memphis Belle (aircraft)
The Memphis Belle is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress bomber that completed 25 missions over occupied Europe in 1943, the first US heavy bomber to return home.
Memphis Belle (film)
Memphis Belle (1990), British-American war drama directed by Michael Caton-Jones, written by Monte Merrick, fictionalizing the 25th mission of the B-17 Memphis Belle and William Wyler's 1944 documentary; 107 minutes, PG-13, 68% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Memphis Bleek
Memphis Bleek (Malik Deshawn Cox, born 1978), Brooklyn rapper, first artist signed to Roc-A-Fella and Jay-Z's protégé; four albums 1999–2005 including The Understanding (804,000 sold); now podcast host and entrepreneur.
Memphis Depay
Memphis Depay, Dutch forward (born 1994, Moordrecht), PSV, Manchester United, Lyon, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Corinthians; 2014/15 Eredivisie top scorer and the Netherlands men's record international goalscorer.
Memphis Facula
Memphis Facula is a 361-km-wide bright palimpsest impact scar in the dark terrain of Galileo Regio on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, named after Memphis, Egypt, and imaged by Voyager 1 and Galileo.
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies, formerly Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-2001), NBA team in Memphis, Tennessee playing at FedExForum; 14 playoff appearances, no championships, division titles 2022 and 2023, retired numbers for Allen, Gasol, and Randolph.
Memphis Group
Memphis Group, or Memphis Milano, a Milan-based postmodern design collective founded by Ettore Sottsass in December 1980, debuted at Milan's Arc '74 gallery in 1981 with 55 pieces, disbanded by 1988, and remains commercially produced today.
Memphis International Airport
Memphis International Airport (MEM), also designated Frederick W. Smith International Airport, serves Memphis, Tennessee, and is the primary overnight sorting hub of FedEx, ranking among the world's busiest cargo airports.
Memphis Mafia
Memphis Mafia: the nickname for Elvis Presley's entourage of musicians, bodyguards, and hangers-on at Graceland; also used by Memphis jazz players, a rockabilly band renamed King Memphis, and later acts.
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire (MMF) is an American metalcore band formed in Dallas, Texas, in 2006, formerly Oh Captain, My Captain. Led by vocalist Matty Mullins with Kellen McGregor the sole original member; signed to Trustkill then Rise Records; eight albums, with Unconditional (2014) peaking at number four on the Billboard 200.
Memphis Open (tennis)
Memphis Open (tennis): ATP men's tournament at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 1976-2017, the only indoor U.S. ATP event; champions included Borg, Connors, Sampras; moved to Long Island in 2018 as the New York Open.