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unpaged

unpaged

9.3
Data kept in the computer's memory and not moved to disk
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin paginación
  • Because the data was unpaged, it remained in RAM and was not written to disk.

Examples

  • The system reserved an unpaged area of memory for critical operations.

  • Device drivers often require unpaged buffers to ensure data is always accessible.

  • The document was unpaged to ensure quick access.

  • Can you keep the unpaged files in memory?

  • The system reserved an unpaged area of memory for critical operations.

  • Device drivers often require unpaged buffers to ensure data is always accessible.

  • Because the data was unpaged, it remained in RAM and was not written to disk.

Surface Forms

unpaged positive

Morphology

unpaged = paged (semi-transparent) = un + page + ed

Morphologically regular (un- + paged), but the computing sense of 'page' is technical and not known to an average B1 learner, so inference is partly blocked.

Etymology

The word unpaged comes from un- 'not' and page 'a sheet', and in computing a 'page' is a small block of memory like a page in a book. That's why unpaged memory is not put into pages and stays in RAM instead of being moved to disk.