physical memory protection

noun

physical memory protection

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences In the RISC-V instruction set architecture, a mechanism that allows for controlling the privileges of different regions of physical memory.

  • It can be useful for implementations to provide physical memory protection so that operating systems can keep data safe.

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