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Different segments may be created for different program [[module (programming)|module]]s, or for different classes of memory usage such as [[Code segment|code]] and [[data segment]]s.<ref name="glaser1965"/> Certain segments may be shared between programs.<ref name="holt1961"/><ref name="englander" />
Segmentation was originally invented as a method by which [[system software]] could isolate different software [[Process (computing)|processes]] ([[Task (computing)|tasks]]) and data they are using. It was intended to increase reliability of the systems running multiple processes simultaneously.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/
==Hardware implementation==
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