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DMA
Direct memory access (DMA) channels are system pathways used by many devices to transfer information directly to and from memory, independantly of CPU operation.

DMA is used most commonly today by floppy disk drives, tape drives and sound cards.

last edited (December 22, 2002) by IvanStojic, Number of views: 1547, Current Rev: 1

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