Expanded Memory System

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
EMS
Pronunciation
/ɪkˈspændɪd ˈmɛməri ˈsɪstəm/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Hardware

Examples in Context

  1. Some mega-bytes of the expanded memory are often attached to PC computers. But it is impossible to make direct use of the expanded memory under the control of the MS-DOS operating system.
  2. To enable expanded memory, use Notepad to remove that keyword and restart the system.
  3. Writers are never blocked because the buffer capacity can be expanded indefinitely, or at least until the limit imposed by the underlying memory system is reached.

Other meanings of EMS