superpage

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noun

A page larger in size than an ordinary (base) page.

“Superpage support in an operating system allows for more efficient mapping of large regions physical memory into the process address space than having to subdivide the physical memory into base pages.”

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Meanings

nounsuperpage (plural superpages)

plural superpages · alternative super page

  1. operating systems; especially FreeBSD; operating systems; especially FreeBSDA page larger in size than an ordinary (base) page.

    Superpage support in an operating system allows for more efficient mapping of large regions physical memory into the process address space than having to subdivide the physical memory into base pages.

    Synonyms: huge page, large page

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA page larger in size than an ordinary (base) page.

Similar
huge pagelarge page
Also see
huge pagelarge page

Origin

From super- + page.

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Cite this entry
APA

superpage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superpage

MLA

“superpage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superpage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superpage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superpage.

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