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A partitioned memory management technique is when the operating system loads more than one application program into memory at the same time, they share memory space and cpu time.

The main memory (which is the volatile memory where active programs and data are held during use), is divided into partitions that different processes that are running can fit into. The partitions sizes can either be fixed, or they can change to encompass the size of the process that is to be run.

So, a fixed partition main memory management technique is when the main memory is divided into partitions that do not change based on the size of the process, they are a fixed size. And a process is loaded into a partition big enough to hold it.

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