MMU
Speech parts
1. MMU - Noun
2. MMU - Proper noun
Meaning
(computer hardware) Initialism of memory management unit.
Initialism of manned maneuvering unit.
Initialism of methane multiple unit.
Initialism of mobile meteorological unit.
Initialism of monomethylurea.
Initialism of manned maneuvering unit.
Coordinate terms: AMU (astronaut maneuvering unit), SAFER, zip gun, jet pack, rocket pack, jet belt, rocket belt
Initialism of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Initialism of Marymount University.
Initialism of Morristown Municipal Airport.
Initialism of Myanmar Maritime University.
Initialism of Multimedia University.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
Additionally, a memory management unit (MMU) is a small device between CPU and RAM recalculating the actual memory address, for example to provide an abstraction of virtual memory or other tasks.
An additional 18 were used by the MMU to map the message between user-space and kernel space.
A lower cost version of the 68030, the Motorola 68EC030, was also released, lacking the on-chip MMU.
Around this time a new generation of central processors (CPUs) were coming to market, offering 32-bit address spaces and (initially optional) support for a memory management unit (MMU).
For compatibility it could operate as a selector channel. citation * Also, as part of the DAT announcement, channels were upgraded to have Indirect Data Address Lists (a form of I/O MMU).
In general, memory access management is a responsibility of the operating system kernel, in combination with hardware mechanisms that provide supporting functionalities, such as a memory management unit (MMU).