What Is a Page in Linux?
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A page, memory page, or virtual page is a fixed-length contiguous block of virtual memory, described by a single entry in the page table. It is the smallest unit of data for memory management in a virtual memory operating system.

What is memory pages in Linux?

More about pages

Linux allocates memory to processes by dividing the physical memory into pages, and then mapping those physical pages to the virtual memory needed by a process. It does this in conjunction with the Memory Management Unit (MMU) in the CPU. Typically a page will represent 4KB of physical memory.

What is a page in virtual memory?

A virtual page is a small block of connected, and fixed length, data that makes up virtual memory. Virtual pages are the smallest units of data as it pertains to virtual memory in an operating system.

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