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<p><b>Real mode</b>, also called <b>real address mode</b>, is an operating mode of all <a href="page.php?w=x86">x86</a>-compatible <a href="page.php?w=Central_processing_unit">CPUs</a>. The mode gets its name from the fact that addresses in real mode always correspond to real locations in memory. Real mode is characterized by a 20-<a href="page.php?w=bit">bit</a> segmented <a href="page.php?w=memory_address">memory address</a> space (giving 1 <a href="page.php?w=Megabyte">MB</a> of addressable memory) and unlimited direct software access to all</p><p>
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