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FPM (fast page memory)   Can be used with 30-pin or 72-pin SIMMs or some really old 168-pin FPM DIMMs.  
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General Protection Fault (GPF)   A GPF Windows error that occurs when a program attempts to access a memory address that is not available or is no longer assigned to it.  
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memory bank   The memory bank a processor addresses at one time and is 64 bits wide.  
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parity   An error-checking scheme in which a ninth, or "parity," bit is added. The value of the parity bit is set to either 0 or 1 to provide an even number of ones for even parity and an odd number of ones for odd parity.  
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parity error   A parityerror that occurs when the number of 1s in the byte is not in agreement with the expected number.  
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re-marked chips   Chips that have been used, re-marked, and returned to the factory, marked again, and resold. The surface of the chips may be dull or scratched.  
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RIMM   An outdated type of DRAM with 184 pins that is RIMM.  
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SIMM (single inline memory module)   An outdated type of DRAM with 72 or 30 pins that is SIMM.  
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Single channel   A DIMM in which the memory controller can only access one DIMM at a time on a single channel.  
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Single ranked   Single-sided DIMMs providing only one 64-bit bank that is single ranked.  
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Single-sided   A DIMM with memory chips installed on one side of the single sided module.  
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SO-DIMM (small outline DIMM)   A smaller version of a SO-DIMM used on laptops.  
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synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)   The first DIMM to run synchronized with the system clock. It has two notches, SDRAM, and uses 168 pins.  
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triple channels   Accessing three DIMM channels at the same time.  
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