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hugepage

hugepage noun: a memory page (a fixed-length contiguous block of virtual memory) that is significantly larger than a standard page.

Noun

hugepage (plural hugepages)

  1. A memory page (a fixed-length contiguous block of virtual memory) that is significantly larger than a standard page.
    • MongoDB needs to page in lots of tiny pieces of memory, so using hugepages can result in more disk IO.2013, Kristina Chodorow, MongoDB: The Definitive Guide, Sebastopol, C.A.: O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 378

Forms of hugepage

pluralhugepages

Origin of hugepage

Compound of huge + page.

Questions about hugepage

What does hugepage mean?
Hugepage means a memory page (a fixed-length contiguous block of virtual memory) that is significantly larger than a standard page.
What part of speech is hugepage?
Hugepage is a noun.
What is the plural of hugepage?
The plural of hugepage is hugepages.

Words near hugepage in the dictionary

  1. Hugenholtzes
  2. hugening
  3. hugens
  4. hugeous
  5. hugeously
  6. hugepage
  7. hugepages
  8. huger
  9. hugesome
  10. hugest
  11. hugfest

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