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(Or "supervisor state") An execution mode on some processors which enables execution of all instructions, including privileged instructions. It may also give access to different a address space, to memory management hardware and to other peripherals. This is the mode in which the operating system usually runs.
Opposite: user mode.
(1995-02-15)
Nearby terms: Super Video Graphics Adapter « Super Video Graphics Adaptor « Super Video Graphics Array « supervisor mode » Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition » SuperZap » Supplementary Ideographic Plane
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