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January 27, 2025
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The abbreviations for memory protection unit and microprocessor unit conflict

  • January 27, 2025
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Both the storage protection unit and the microprocessor unit are abbreviated MPU. How to use the abbreviation in order to prevent conflicts ?

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    Best answer by TDK

    > storage protection unit

    Huh?

     

    Whether MPU means memory protection unit or microprocessor can be gleaned from the surrounding context in which they are used. Like any other abbreviation. Is it talking about a chip? microprocessor. Is it talking about protecting regions of memory? memory protection unit. There really should not be any ambiguity here. If you use the term and it could be interpreted in either way, spell it out instead.

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    TDKAnswer
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    January 27, 2025

    > storage protection unit

    Huh?

     

    Whether MPU means memory protection unit or microprocessor can be gleaned from the surrounding context in which they are used. Like any other abbreviation. Is it talking about a chip? microprocessor. Is it talking about protecting regions of memory? memory protection unit. There really should not be any ambiguity here. If you use the term and it could be interpreted in either way, spell it out instead.