addressspace
nounUK /əˈdres speɪs/
US /əˈdres speɪs/
The set of all the memory spots a computer program is allowed to use.
The program crashed because it tried to read memory outside its address space.
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2. In networking, the range of unique addresses available for devices on a network.
The router assigns each device an address from the local address space.
3. The total set of identifiers used to locate data or resources in a system.
The file system's address space was expanded to support larger disks.
4. The collection of memory locations that a processor can directly reference.
A 32-bit chip has a 4-gigabyte address space.