Page Table Entry

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PTE
Pronunciation
/peɪʤ ˈteɪbəl ˈɛntri/
Category
Computing
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. Permitted operations are specified using control bits associated with each page table entry.
  2. The addressed page is not present in memory, the corresponding Page Table entry is null, or a violation of the paging protection mechanism has occurred.
  3. For a particular virtual page, a page table entry will give a corresponding physical page or note that the page is not present ( indicating a page fault ).
  4. To determine the physical address corresponding to a given virtual address, the appropriate page table, and the correct entry within that page table must be located.

Other meanings of PTE