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## Logical vs. Physical Address Space
-CPU generated addresses are referred to as a `logical address`.
+CPU generated addresses are referred to as a `logical address` or `virtual address`.
An address seen by the memory unit, i.e. loaded into the `memory-address register`,
is called `physcial address`.
@@ -103,3 +103,7 @@ Execution-time addresses result in differing logical and physical addresses.
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+The `memory-management unit (MMU)` maps virtual to physical addresses.
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+The `base register` is referred to as the `relocation register` in the virtual address scheme.