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title: "Explain what is virtual memory?"  
description: "Explain what is virtual memory?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-05-06  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97183/explain-what-is-virtual-memory  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "computer hardware"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Explain what is virtual memory?

[Explain](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86025/content-created-for-humans-not-for-bots-explain-this-statement) what is [virtual memory](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159072/what-are-the-differences-between-virtual-memory-and-physical-memory)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- **[Virtual](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81341/the-oh-so-fight-for-democracy-virtual-rally-scenes) [Memory](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/5027/7-healthy-superfoods-to-improve-memory)** is a storage allocation system that allows secondary memory to be addressed as if it were main memory. The addresses used by a programme to refer to memory are distinct from the addresses used by the memory system to designate physical storage sites, and program-generated addresses are automatically translated to machine addresses.
- The size of virtual storage is restricted by the [**computer**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96029/how-can-i-get-rid-of-microsoft-edge-on-my-computer) system's addressing architecture, and the quantity of secondary memory available is not determined by the number of primary storage locations.
- It's a method that uses both hardware and software. It converts virtual addresses, which are used by programmes, into actual locations in computer memory.

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