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bus mastering
Last modified: Thursday, September 18, 2003
Refers to a feature supported by some bus architectures that enables a controller connected to the bus to communicate directly with other devices on the bus without going through the CPU. Most modern bus architectures, including PCI, support bus mastering because it improves performance.
Video System Interfaces Describes the various video bus interfaces as well as related concepts. This page is from "The PC Guide."
