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'''Programmed input/output''' ('''PIO''') is a method of transferring data between the [[Central processing unit|CPU]] and a peripheral, such as a network adapter or an [[AT Attachment|ATA]] storage device.

In general,For programmed I/O, happens whenthe software that is running on the CPU uses instructions that access I/O address space to perform data transfers to or from an I/O device. ([[Memory-Mapped I/O]]).

This is in contrast to [[Direct Memory Access]] (DMA) transfers.