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Direct Memory Access. Certain hardware, most notably disk drive
controllers, may relieve the CPU by accessing a given memory address
space by itself.
Direct Memory Access (DMA for short). DMA allows certain hardware (say, Hard Disk Controller, Disk Drive Controller, Graphics Card or Soundcard) to access system memory for reading and/or writing independently of main CPU.

Direct Memory Access (DMA for short). DMA allows certain hardware (say, Hard Disk Controller, Disk Drive Controller, Graphics Card or Soundcard) to access system memory for reading and/or writing independently of main CPU.

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