expanded memory

noun

On x86-compatible PCs, a way to increase available memory beyond the 640 kilobytes usable by DOS, through use of bank switching.

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Meanings

nounexpanded memory (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingOn x86-compatible PCs, a way to increase available memory beyond the 640 kilobytes usable by DOS, through use of bank switching.
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expanded memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expanded%20memory

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“expanded memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expanded%20memory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expanded memory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expanded%20memory.

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