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A '''page table entry''' ('''PTE''') refers to a single mapping entry in a [[page table]] which usually consists of a [[page frame number]] (PFN) and various [[control bits]] such as [[valid bit]] and protection bits (e.g. read-only or execute).
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A '''page table entry''' ('''PTE''') refers to a single mapping entry in a [[page table]] used to page a [[virtual address]] into a [[physical address]]. A PTE usually consists of a [[page frame number]] (PFN) and various [[control bits]] such as [[valid bit]] and protection bits (e.g. read-only or execute).
  
  
 
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A page table entry (PTE) refers to a single mapping entry in a page table used to page a virtual address into a physical address. A PTE usually consists of a page frame number (PFN) and various control bits such as valid bit and protection bits (e.g. read-only or execute).


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