protected mode

protected mode

Mode of operation for the Intel 80286 and 80386/80486 processors, whereby the address space is expanded to 16MB (80286) or 4GB (80386/80486), and memory references are translated via segment selector and offset, enabling full memory protection between processes executing in the system. With the 80386/80486, paging is available in protected mode.


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