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仮想８６モード (かそうはちろくモード) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仮か想そう８６はちろくモード

Meanings

1

virtual 8086 mode

A CPU operating mode that allows real-mode 8086 programs to run within a protected-mode multitasking environment. Technical computing term.

仮か想そう８６モードを使つかうと、古ふるいDOSプログラムをWindows上じょうで動うごかせる。
Using virtual 8086 mode, old DOS programs can be run on Windows.

Kanji

仮sham, temporary, interim
想idea, thought, conception

Related words

リアルモード
Real mode is the original 8086 operating mode without memory protection, while virtual 8086 mode is a protected-mode sub-mode that emulates real mode.
プロテクトモード
Protected mode provides hardware-enforced memory protection and multitasking; virtual 8086 mode runs within protected mode to support legacy real-mode applications.

Etymology

Compound of 仮想 (virtual) + 86 (referring to the Intel 8086 processor) + モード (mode). A direct calque of the English computing term 'virtual 8086 mode'.