supervisor mode
(Or "supervisor state") An execution mode on some processorswhich enables execution of all instructions, includingprivileged instructions. It may also give access todifferent aaddress space, tomemory management hardwareand to other peripherals. This is the mode in which theoperating system usually runs.Opposite:user mode.Last updated:1995-02-15
Nearby terms:
Super Video Graphics Array ♦supervisor mode ♦Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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