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<p>tracks when memory is freed or unallocated and updates the status.</p>

<p>This is distinct from <a href="page.php?w=Memory_management">application memory management</a>, which is how a process manages the memory assigned to it by the operating system.</p>

<p><big>Memory management techniques</big></p>
<p><big>Single contiguous allocation</big></p>
<p>Single allocation is the simplest memory management technique. All the computer's memory, usually with the exception of a small portion reserved for the operating system, is available to a single application. <a href="page.php?w=MS-DOS">MS-DOS</a></p><p>
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