DMA
noun/ˌdiː em ˈeɪ/
/ˌdiː em ˈeɪ/
[uncountable] (computing)- a means by which a computer component that serves peripheral devices, such as a printer, can access the main system memory without involving the central processing unit (the abbreviation for ‘direct memory access’)
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