anticipatory paging

noun

A form of memory management using paging, whereby pages are mapped to frames in anticipation of future usage, not purely when they are actually used.

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Meanings

nounanticipatory paging (uncountable)
  1. uncountableoperating systemsA form of memory management using paging, whereby pages are mapped to frames in anticipation of future usage, not purely when they are actually used.
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anticipatory paging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticipatory%20paging

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