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PATH Documentation > Mac OS 8 and 9 > Operating System Services > Virtual Memory Manager

The Virtual Memory Manager is the part of the Mac OS that allows memory to be extended beyond the limits of the physical address space provided by the available RAM.


	Technotes Q&As


		Memory Manager Reference This document contains the most up-to-date information available for the virtual memory APIs supplied by the Memory Manager.


		Inside Macintosh: Memory (Chapter 3- Virtual Memory Manager) This document describes the parts of the Mac OS that allow you to directly allocate, release, or otherwise manipulate memory. See Chapter 3 for information about the Virtual Memory Manager. Memory Errata describes corrections to Inside Macintosh: Memory.