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エクステンドメモリ

Meanings

1

noun

extended memory

computing

Computing term for memory beyond the conventional 640 KB in DOS-era systems, accessed via XMS.

DOSゲームを動うごかすにはエクステンドメモリの設せっ定ていが必ひつ要ようだった。
To run DOS games, you had to configure extended memory.

Written forms

エクステンド・メモリ
- エクステンドメモリ
  Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in technical writing.
- エクステンド・メモリ

Similar words

拡かく張ちょうメモリ
Japanese equivalent; エクステンドメモリ is the direct loanword used in technical contexts.
EMSメモリ
Expanded memory (EMS) is a different older standard; extended memory (XMS) succeeded it.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'extended memory', referring to a specific memory management standard in early PC computing.