Lexicon Entry
Memory Isolation
A security and stability feature provided by the OS and hardware MMU, ensuring that every process operates within a virtual address space that cannot inadvertently or maliciously read or write to the physical memory belonging to other processes.
Related Knowledge & Cross-References
Guide
The Anatomy of Execution: Processes, Threads, and Memory Isolation
A conceptual deep dive into what it means for code to execute. We explore the fundamental differences between a process (a resource container) and a thread (an execution unit), and how the OS isolates them.