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@ -119,13 +119,14 @@ MPS manual. See manual/source/extensions/mps/__init__.py.
_`.ext.aka`: The ``aka`` directive generates an "Also known as"
section. This should be used in a glossary entry, and should contain a
comma-separated list of glossary entries (in italics) that are
synonyms for this glossary entry.
comma-separated, alphabetically ordered, list of glossary entries (in
italics) that are synonyms for this glossary entry.
_`.ext.bibref`: The ``bibref`` directive generates a "Related
publication" or "Related publications" section. This should be used in
a glossary entry, and should contain a comma-separated list of
``:ref:`` roles referring to entries in the bibliography.
a glossary entry, and should contain a comma-separated, alphabetically
ordered, list of ``:ref:`` roles referring to entries in the
bibliography.
_`.ext.deprecated`: The ``deprecated`` directive generates a
"Deprecated" section. It should be used in a description of a public
@ -151,26 +152,32 @@ user should be aware of when using it.
_`.ext.opposite`: The ``opposite`` directive generates an "Opposite
term" or "Opposite terms" section. This should be used in a glossary
entry, and should contain a comma-separated list of ``:term:`` roles
referring to glossary entries with opposite meaning.
entry, and should contain a comma-separated, alphabetically ordered,
list of ``:term:`` roles referring to glossary entries with opposite
meaning.
_`.ext.relevance`: The ``relevance`` directive generates a "Relevance
to memory management" section. This should be used in a glossary
entry, and should contain an explanation of how the term relates to
memory management, if this is not obvious.
_`.ext.see`: The ``see`` directive generates a "See also" section.
This should be used in a glossary entry, and should contain a
comma-separated list of ``:term:`` roles referring to glossary entries
that relate to the entry but are neither synonyms for it
(`.ext.aka`_), nor opposites (`.ext.opposite`_), nor similar
(`.ext.similar`_).
_`.ext.see`: The ``see`` directive generates a "See" section. This
should be used in a glossary entry, and should contain a single
``:term:`` role referring to the entry for which the currente entry is
a synonym.
_`.ext.seealso`: The ``seealso`` directive generates a "See also"
section. This should be used in a glossary entry, and should contain a
comma-separated, alphabetically ordered, list of ``:term:`` roles
referring to glossary entries that relate to the entry but are neither
synonyms for it (`.ext.aka`_), nor opposites (`.ext.opposite`_), nor
similar (`.ext.similar`_).
_`.ext.similar`: The ``similar`` directive generates a "Similar term"
or "Similar terms" section. This should be used in a glossary entry,
and should contain a comma-separated list of ``:term:`` roles
referring to glossary entries with similar meaning to the entry but
which are not synonyms for it (`.ext.aka`_).
and should contain a comma-separated, alphabetically ordered, list of
``:term:`` roles referring to glossary entries with similar meaning to
the entry but which are not synonyms for it (`.ext.aka`_).
_`.ext.specific`: The ``mps:specific`` directive an "In the MPS"
section. This should be used in a glossary entry, and should contain

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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: A
activation record
.. aka:: *function record*, *activation frame*.
.. aka:: *activation frame*, *function record*.
An activation or function record is a data structure,
associated with the invocation of a function, procedure, or
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: A
:term:`mapped` at any given time. The mapped part of the
address space may be discontiguous or sparse.
.. seealso:: :term:`virtual address space`, :term:`physical address space`.
.. seealso:: :term:`physical address space`, :term:`virtual address space`.
address space layout randomization
@ -497,6 +497,6 @@ Memory Management Glossary: A
function is entered, and :term:`deallocated <free (1)>` when
it returns.
.. similar:: :term:`stack allocation`, :term:`dynamic extent`.
.. similar:: :term:`dynamic extent`, :term:`stack allocation`.
.. opposite:: :term:`static storage duration`.

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@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: B
objects are often not a good fit for power-of-two sized
blocks.
.. seealso:: :term:`buddy system`, :term:`allocation mechanism`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`buddy system`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: B
reference`, as they avoid examining :term:`in-band headers`
when allocating.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`sequential fit`, :term:`indexed fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`indexed fit`, :term:`sequential fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: B
with them and need not visit them again (for the purposes of
:term:`tracing <trace>`).
.. opposite:: :term:`white`, :term:`gray`.
.. opposite:: :term:`gray`, :term:`white`.
blacklisting
black-listing
@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: B
.. opposite:: :term:`unboxed`.
.. seealso:: :term:`tag`, :term:`BIBOP`.
.. seealso:: :term:`BIBOP`, :term:`tag`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Gudeman (1993) <GUDEMAN93>`.
@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: B
:term:`generations` by the age of the
:term:`object`. These divisions are known as buckets.
.. seealso:: :term:`generational garbage collection`, :term:`aging space`, :term:`creation space`.
.. seealso:: :term:`aging space`, :term:`creation space`, :term:`generational garbage collection`.
buddy system
@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: B
:term:`Fibonacci buddies`, :term:`weighted buddies`, and
:term:`double buddies`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`segregated free lists`, :term:`segregated fit`, :term:`strict segregated fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`segregated fit`, :term:`segregated free lists`, :term:`strict segregated fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.

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@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: C
cache (1)
.. aka:: *memory cache*, *cache memory*.
.. aka:: *cache memory*, *memory cache*.
A processor's memory cache is a small piece of fast, but more
expensive memory, usually :term:`static memory (1)`, used for
@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: C
cache" is the fastest, smallest :term:`storage level`, "level
2" the next fastest, and so on.
.. seealso:: :term:`storage hierarchy`, :term:`cache (2)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`cache (2)`, :term:`storage hierarchy`.
cache (2)
@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: C
.. opposite:: :term:`exact garbage collection`.
.. seealso:: :term:`ambiguous root`, :term:`semi-conservative garbage collection`, :term:`interior pointer`.
.. seealso:: :term:`ambiguous root`, :term:`interior pointer`, :term:`semi-conservative garbage collection`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Boehm & Weiser (1988) <BW88>`, :ref:`Boehm (1993) <BOEHM93>`.

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@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: D
.. opposite:: :term:`live`.
.. seealso:: :term:`garbage`, :term:`undead`, :term:`free (3)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`free (3)`, :term:`garbage`, :term:`undead`.
deallocate
@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: D
dynamic memory
.. aka:: *dynamic RAM*, *DRAM*.
.. aka:: *DRAM*, *dynamic RAM*.
Dynamic memory, or dynamic RAM (DRAM, pronounced "dee ram"),
is a type of :term:`RAM`.
@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: D
relatively fast memory, such as the :term:`main memory` of
PCs. Dynamic memory often comes packaged in SIMMs or DIMMs.
.. seealso:: :term:`static memory (1)`, :term:`SDRAM`.
.. seealso:: :term:`SDRAM`, :term:`static memory (1)`.
dynamic RAM

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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: E
hardware; other :term:`generational <generational garbage
collection>` collectors generally use :term:`remembered sets`.
.. seealso:: :term:`generational garbage collection`, :term:`exit table`.
.. seealso:: :term:`exit table`, :term:`generational garbage collection`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Lieberman & Hewitt (1983) <LH83>`.
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: E
.. similar:: :term:`remembered set`.
.. seealso:: :term:`generational garbage collection`, :term:`exit table`.
.. seealso:: :term:`exit table`, :term:`generational garbage collection`.
exact garbage collection
@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: E
The array of free lists may be represented sparsely. Large
blocks may be treated separately.
.. seealso:: :term:`segregated fit`, :term:`segregated free list`, :term:`allocation mechanism`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`segregated fit`, :term:`segregated free list`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.

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@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: F
may suffer as the remainder blocks may have to be split again
(or become fragments).
.. seealso:: :term:`buddy system`, :term:`allocation mechanism`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`buddy system`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: F
first fit` puts blocks on the end of the free list when they
are :term:`freed (1)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`address-ordered first fit`, :term:`LIFO-ordered first fit`, :term:`FIFO-ordered first fit`, :term:`sequential fit`, :term:`next fit`, :term:`best fit`, :term:`worst fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`address-ordered first fit`, :term:`best fit`, :term:`FIFO-ordered first fit`, :term:`LIFO-ordered first fit`, :term:`next fit`, :term:`sequential fit`, :term:`worst fit`.
fix
@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: F
.. opposite:: :term:`allocate`.
.. seealso:: :term:`free (2)`, :term:`destructor (1)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`destructor (1)`, :term:`free (2)`.
free (2)

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@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: G
mechanism`), so some implementors approximate it, choosing a
block which is close in size to the allocation request.
.. seealso:: :term:`best fit`, :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`next fit`, :term:`worst fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`best fit`, :term:`next fit`, :term:`worst fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.

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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: I
.. similar:: :term:`unboxed`.
.. opposite:: :term:`boxed`, :term:`reference`, :term:`pointer`.
.. opposite:: :term:`boxed`, :term:`pointer`, :term:`reference`.
immune set
@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: I
.. opposite:: :term:`out-of-band header`.
.. seealso:: :term:`stack frame`, :term:`activation frame`.
.. seealso:: :term:`activation frame`, :term:`stack frame`.
.. mps:specific::
@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: I
.. opposite:: :term:`stop-and-copy collection`.
.. seealso:: :term:`tri-color marking`, :term:`barrier (1)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`barrier (1)`, :term:`tri-color marking`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Appel et al. (1988) <AEL88>`, :ref:`Boehm et al. (1991) <BDS91>`.
@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: I
.. opposite:: :term:`snapshot at the beginning`.
.. seealso:: :term:`tri-color marking`, :term:`strong tri-color invariant`, :term:`barrier (1)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`barrier (1)`, :term:`strong tri-color invariant`, :term:`tri-color marking`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson (1994) <WIL94>`, :ref:`Pirinen (1998) <PIRINEN98>`.
@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: I
block size may be used to implement the :term:`best fit`
policy.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`sequential fit`, :term:`bitmapped fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`bitmapped fit`, :term:`sequential fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.

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@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: L
smaller objects are allocated, the free block chain fills up
with fragments a little smaller than the large object size.
.. seealso:: :term:`FIFO-ordered first fit`, :term:`address-ordered first fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`address-ordered first fit`, :term:`FIFO-ordered first fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: L
live
.. aka:: *alive*, *active*.
.. aka:: *active*, *alive*.
:term:`Memory (2)` or an :term:`object` is live if the program
will read from it in future. The term is often used more

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@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: M
Main memory used to be called :term:`core`, and is now
likewise often called :term:`RAM`.
.. similar:: :term:`RAM`, :term:`core`, :term:`physical memory (1)`.
.. similar:: :term:`core`, :term:`physical memory (1)`, :term:`RAM`.
malloc
@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: M
set`. An alternative is to store the mark bits separately:
see :term:`bitmap marking`.
.. seealso:: :term:`sweep <sweeping>`, :term:`compact <compaction>`.
.. seealso:: :term:`compact <compaction>`, :term:`sweep <sweeping>`.
MB
@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: M
generation of various exceptions. Not all processors have an
MMU.
.. seealso:: :term:`virtual memory`, :term:`page fault`, :term:`segmentation violation`.
.. seealso:: :term:`page fault`, :term:`segmentation violation`, :term:`virtual memory`.
mostly-copying garbage collection

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@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: N
around memory, the free blocks touched are those
least-recently used).
.. seealso:: :term:`first fit`, :term:`allocation mechanism`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`first fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.

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@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ Memory Management Glossary: O
which are :term:`free (3)`. :ref:`Baker (1992c) <BAKER92C>`
used the term *ecru*.
.. opposite:: :term:`white`, :term:`gray`, :term:`black`.
.. opposite:: :term:`black`, :term:`gray`, :term:`white`.
.. seealso:: :term:`treadmill`, :term:`color`.
.. seealso:: :term:`color`, :term:`treadmill`.
old space
oldspace

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@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: P
sometimes also used to mean :term:`invalid page fault` or
:term:`protection fault`.
.. seealso:: :term:`paging`, :term:`paged in`, :term:`paged out`, :term:`read fault`, :term:`write fault`.
.. seealso:: :term:`paged in`, :term:`paged out`, :term:`paging`, :term:`read fault`, :term:`write fault`.
page marking
@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: P
:term:`fragmentation`, this is said to be a :term:`perfect
fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`free block`, :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`best fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`best fit`, :term:`free block`.
phantom reachable
phantomly reachable
@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: P
information. For example, when the referent is smaller than a
:term:`word`, an offset within the word might be needed.
.. similar:: :term:`reference`, :term:`address`.
.. similar:: :term:`address`, :term:`reference`.
.. seealso:: :term:`tag`.
@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: P
Some :term:`garbage collectors` use handlers for
protection faults to provide :term:`barriers (1)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`segmentation violation`, :term:`General Protection Fault`.
.. seealso:: :term:`General Protection Fault`, :term:`segmentation violation`.
protection violation

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@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: R
.. similar:: :term:`main memory`.
.. seealso:: :term:`ROM`, :term:`static RAM`, :term:`dynamic RAM`.
.. seealso:: :term:`dynamic RAM`, :term:`ROM`, :term:`static RAM`.
random access memory
@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: R
This feature was introduced in Java 1.2 (confusingly, part
of the Java 2 Platform).
.. seealso:: :term:`soft reference`, :term:`weak reference (2)`, :term:`phantom reference`.
.. seealso:: :term:`phantom reference`, :term:`soft reference`, :term:`weak reference (2)`.
.. link::
@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: R
objects. The collector uses a :term:`write barrier` to
replicate the writes to the new copies.
.. seealso:: :term:`copying garbage collection`, :term:`broken heart`.
.. seealso:: :term:`broken heart`, :term:`copying garbage collection`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Nettles et al. (1992) <NOPH92>`, :ref:`Nettles & O'Toole (1993) <NO93>`, :ref:`Nettles & O'Toole (1993a) <NO93A>`, :ref:`O'Toole & Nettles (1994) <ON94>`.
@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: R
which currently has a copy in the cache is called *resident*.
Ideally, the :term:`working set` should be resident.
.. seealso:: :term:`cache (2)`, :term:`storage hierarchy`, :term:`resident set`.
.. seealso:: :term:`cache (2)`, :term:`resident set`, :term:`storage hierarchy`.
resident set
@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: R
:term:`static <static allocation>` data, and the
:term:`control stack`.
.. seealso:: :term:`weak root`, :term:`strong root`, :term:`ambiguous root`, :term:`exact root`.
.. seealso:: :term:`ambiguous root`, :term:`exact root`, :term:`strong root`, :term:`weak root`.
.. mps:specific:: See :ref:`topic-root`.

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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
``int`` type in :term:`C` is defined to have a magnitude
that can be represented by a :term:`word`.
.. seealso:: :term:`vector data type`, :term:`algebraic data type`, :term:`value object`, :term:`leaf object`.
.. seealso:: :term:`algebraic data type`, :term:`leaf object`, :term:`value object`, :term:`vector data type`.
scan
@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
This implements a :term:`good fit` :term:`allocation policy`.
.. seealso:: :term:`segregated free list`, :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`free list`, :term:`exact segregated fit`, :term:`strict segregated fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`exact segregated fit`, :term:`free list`, :term:`segregated free list`, :term:`strict segregated fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
semi-conservative garbage collection
.. aka:: *mostly-precise garbage collection*, *mostly-exact garbage collection*.
.. aka:: *mostly-exact garbage collection*, *mostly-precise garbage collection*.
A variant of :term:`conservative garbage collection` which
deals with :term:`exact references` as well
@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
.. opposite:: :term:`incremental update`.
.. seealso:: :term:`tri-color marking`, :term:`weak tri-color invariant`, :term:`barrier (1)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`barrier (1)`, :term:`tri-color marking`, :term:`weak tri-color invariant`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson (1994) <WIL94>`, :ref:`Pirinen (1998) <PIRINEN98>`.
@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
:term:`reference objects` which are registered with a queue
are enqueued.
.. seealso:: :term:`reachability <reachable>`, :term:`weakly reachable`, :term:`phantom reachable`.
.. seealso:: :term:`phantom reachable`, :term:`reachability <reachable>`, :term:`weakly reachable`.
.. link::
@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
.. opposite:: :term:`coalesce`.
.. seealso:: :term:`coalesce`, :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`free block`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`coalesce`, :term:`free block`.
SRAM
@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
.. similar:: :term:`control stack`.
.. seealso:: :term:`data stack`, :term:`cactus stack`.
.. seealso:: :term:`cactus stack`, :term:`data stack`.
stack allocation
@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
.. opposite:: :term:`heap allocation`, :term:`static allocation`.
.. seealso:: :term:`region inference`, :term:`dynamic extent`.
.. seealso:: :term:`dynamic extent`, :term:`region inference`.
stack frame
@ -630,13 +630,13 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
.. similar:: :term:`static storage duration`.
.. opposite:: :term:`stack allocation`, :term:`heap allocation`.
.. opposite:: :term:`heap allocation`, :term:`stack allocation`.
.. seealso:: :term:`region inference`, :term:`static memory (2)`.
static memory (1)
.. aka:: *static RAM*, *SRAM*.
.. aka:: *SRAM*, *static RAM*.
Static :term:`memory (2)` or static RAM (SRAM) is a type of
:term:`physical memory (2)` that does not need to be refreshed
@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
Stop-and-copy in a :term:`two-space collector`.
.. opposite:: :term:`incremental garbage collection`, :term:`parallel garbage collection`.
.. opposite:: :term:`incremental garbage collection`, :term:`parallel garbage collection`.
storage
@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
system>` are a special case of strict segregated fit
allocators.
.. seealso:: :term:`buddy system`, :term:`segregated fit`, :term:`segregated free list`, :term:`allocation mechanism`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`buddy system`, :term:`segregated fit`, :term:`segregated free list`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
only :term:`strong references`, that is,
contains no :term:`reference objects`.
.. seealso:: :term:`reachability <reachable>`, :term:`softly reachable`, :term:`weakly reachable`, :term:`phantom reachable`.
.. seealso:: :term:`phantom reachable`, :term:`reachability <reachable>`, :term:`softly reachable`, :term:`weakly reachable`.
.. link::
@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: S
:term:`Backing store` used by a :term:`swapping` system.
.. seealso:: :term:`swapping`, :term:`backing store`.
.. seealso:: :term:`backing store`, :term:`swapping`.
swapped in

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*discriminator*, and is a form of tag. Analogues occur in
other languages, sometimes with compiler or run-time support.
.. seealso:: :term:`tagged architecture`, :term:`in-band header`.
.. seealso:: :term:`in-band header`, :term:`tagged architecture`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Gudeman (1993) <GUDEMAN93>`.
@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: T
translation buffer
translation lookaside buffer
.. aka:: , *address translation cache*, *ATC*, *TB*.
.. aka:: *address translation cache*, *ATC*, *TB*.
The *translation lookaside buffer* or *address translation
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.. similar:: :term:`dead`.
.. opposite:: :term:`reachable`, :term:`live`.
.. opposite:: :term:`live`, :term:`reachable`.
.. seealso:: :term:`reachable`, :term:`garbage collection`.
.. seealso:: :term:`garbage collection`.
unsure reference

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@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ Memory Management Glossary: V
vector data type
A vector data type is an aggregate type of more than one
dimension whose objects have a value for each dimension, where
each dimension is of the same type.
A vector data type is an aggregate type whose elements belong
to the same type and are indexed by integers or tuples of
integers.
Examples of vector data types include: strings, arrays, and
lists.
Examples of vector data types include strings and arrays.
.. relevance::
@ -78,9 +77,9 @@ Memory Management Glossary: V
they are an aggregate of a type that can be represented by
:term:`value objects`. :term:`Scanning
<scan>` information for vectors can be compactly encoded
in terms of the aggregated type and the vector dimension.
in terms of the aggregated type and the vector size.
.. seealso:: :term:`scalar data type`, :term:`algebraic data type`, :term:`value object`, :term:`leaf object`.
.. seealso:: :term:`algebraic data type`, :term:`scalar data type`, :term:`leaf object`, :term:`value object`.
virtual address
@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: V
.. opposite:: :term:`real memory (1)`.
.. seealso:: :term:`paging`, :term:`paged in`, :term:`paged out`, :term:`swapping`, :term:`swap space`, :term:`mapped`, :term:`reserved`, :term:`unmapped`, :term:`shared memory`.
.. seealso:: :term:`mapped`, :term:`paging`, :term:`paged in`, :term:`paged out`, :term:`reserved`, :term:`shared memory`, :term:`swapping`, :term:`swap space`, :term:`unmapped`.
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weak references are enqueued, if they were registered with a
queue.
.. seealso:: :term:`reachability <reachable>`, :term:`phantom reachable`.
.. seealso:: :term:`phantom reachable`, :term:`reachability <reachable>`.
.. link::
@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: W
same applies for :term:`coalescing <coalesce>`. This gives
this system more flexibility than a regular buddy system.
.. seealso:: :term:`buddy system`, :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`binary buddies`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation mechanism`, :term:`binary buddies`, :term:`buddy system`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: W
complete, white objects will be subject to :term:`reclamation
<reclaim>`.
.. opposite:: :term:`gray`, :term:`black`.
.. opposite:: :term:`black`, :term:`gray`.
word
@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: W
should fit in the storage level; otherwise the system may
:term:`thrash`.
.. seealso:: :term:`resident set`, :term:`cache (2)`, :term:`storage hierarchy`.
.. seealso:: :term:`cache (2)`, :term:`resident set`, :term:`storage hierarchy`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Denning & Schwartz (1972) <DS72>`.
@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: W
In practice, this tends to work quite badly because it
eliminates all large blocks, so large requests cannot be met.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`first fit`, :term:`best fit`.
.. seealso:: :term:`allocation policy`, :term:`best fit`, :term:`first fit`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Wilson et al. (1995) <WIL95>`.
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.. opposite:: :term:`unwrapped`.
.. seealso:: :term:`wrapper`, :term:`boxed`, :term:`tag`.
.. seealso:: :term:`boxed`, :term:`tag`, :term:`wrapper`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Gudeman (1993) <GUDEMAN93>`.
@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Memory Management Glossary: W
pointer; when the cons cell is passed as a function argument,
just the pointer is passed.
.. seealso:: :term:`wrapped`, :term:`boxed`.
.. seealso:: :term:`boxed`, :term:`wrapped`.
.. bibref:: :ref:`Gudeman (1993) <GUDEMAN93>`.