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Protected Memory Definition
DocumentID: 655825
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:38 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: Protected Memory is a property of the 80286 and 80386 microprocessors that allows it to safely and reliably expand the number of programs the computer can be working on at one time. That is, the protected mode allows for multitasking.

Protected memory is dynamically defined by the operating system to raise barriers to prevent a program from interfering with the operation of other programs, or with the operating system itself. This definition was taken from the public domain program named PC-Glossary.

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