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V86-mode

V86-mode is the abbreviation of virtual 8086 mode.

Meaning of virtual 8086 mode

Noun

virtual 8086 mode

  1. A mode allowing the execution of real mode applications that are incapable of running directly in protected mode while the processor is running a protected mode operating system.

Questions about V86-mode

What is V86-mode the abbreviation of?
V86-mode is the abbreviation of virtual 8086 mode.

Words near V86-mode in the dictionary

  1. V4-alpha
  2. V4s
  3. V4α
  4. V6
  5. V8
  6. V86-mode
  7. V8s
  8. VA
  9. va banque
  10. va fangool
  11. va-jay-jay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: V86-mode (page history and authors); virtual 8086 mode (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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