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Chapter 3 - Virtual Memory Manager / Virtual Memory Manager Reference

Translation Table
The GetPhysical function uses a translation table to hold information about a logical address range and its corresponding physical addresses. A translation table is defined by the data type LogicalToPhysicalTable.
TYPE LogicalToPhysicalTable =
RECORD
   logical:    MemoryBlock;         {a logical block}
   physical:   ARRAY[0..defaultPhysicalEntryCount-1] OF
                      MemoryBlock;  {equivalent physical blocks}
END;
Field Description

logical
A logical block of memory whose corresponding physical blocks are to be determined.
physical
A physical translation table that identifies the blocks of physical memory corresponding to the logical block identified in the logical field.