In memory addressing for computer architectures, segment descriptors are a part of the segmentation unit, used for translating a logical address to a linear address or to the address of a page table. Segment descriptors describe the memory segment referred to in the logical address.
In memory addressing for computer architectures, segment descriptors are a part of the segmentation unit, used for translating a logical address to a linear address or to the address of a page table. Segment descriptors describe the memory segment referred to in the logical address.
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