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A function used to off-load I/O processing to a processor on the interface card. Bus mastering is only truly effective when used with a bus design that can control bus master access to the computer bus, as is the case in EISA, MCA, and PCI computers. Bus mastering alone does not fully utilize the capabilities of this design unless implemented in conjunction with accessing the 32-bit burst mode and streaming data modes of EISA, MCA, and PCI computers. |
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