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[pg.289][Typo] contageous -> contiguous #153

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions book_src/Operating Systems From 0 to 1.txt
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Expand Up @@ -16053,12 +16053,12 @@ space is called virtual memory.

Virtual Memory

Physical memory is a contagious memory locations that has a
Physical memory is a contiguous memory locations that has a
simple mapping between a physical memory address and its
corresponding location in memory, decoded by memory controller.
On the other hand, *virtual memory* does not have direct mapping
between a memory address and the corresponding physical memory
location, even though it appears contagious from the view of an
location, even though it appears contiguous from the view of an
userspace program. Instead, virtual memory address is translated
by OS into an actual physical memory address. For that reason,
even addresses appear next to each other in virtual memory space,
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