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The 15 pages that link to Virtual memory, each with the reason it gives.

• Operating systemRelated: It isolates processes and lets the system use storage to extend available memory.

• Random-access memoryRelated: Operating systems use RAM alongside storage to support virtual address spaces.

• Dynamic random-access memoryRelated: Operating systems use DRAM as the main physical backing for active virtual-memory pages.

• Linux kernelRelated: The kernel maps process address spaces and manages physical memory.

• Computer architectureRelated: It separates software addresses from physical memory locations.

• Time-sharingRelated: Virtual memory helps keep users’ programs separate despite shared physical resources.

• Windows NTRelated: Separate address spaces are central to NT’s process isolation.

• Memory addressNarrower topic: It lets programs use addresses independently of physical memory layout.

• Mainframe computerRelated: Its adoption expanded how mainframes could share memory among large workloads.

• Computer memoryRelated: It lets software use a larger address space than installed physical RAM.

• Process (computing)Related: It lets processes use protected memory mappings independent of physical layout.

• Volatile memoryRelated: Its pages move between volatile RAM and persistent storage as active working sets change.

• System softwareRelated: It lets system software isolate processes and manage memory beyond installed RAM.

• Computer data storageRelated: Virtual memory uses storage as an extension of working memory when RAM is limited.

• Manchester computersRelated: Manchester’s Atlas later introduced a landmark implementation of this technique.