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DMA

American  

abbreviation

Computers.
  1. direct memory access: a technique for transferring data to and from external storage.


DMA British  

abbreviation

  1. direct memory access

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of DMA

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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The total fine handed down to Google comprises of two separate breaches of the DMA.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

However, it said earlier this month that applying the DMA to cloud services risked undermining competitiveness, deterring investment, and weighing on innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Google is already the subject of several formal DMA probes, and was hit with a massive 2.95 billion euro fine in September 2025 in an EU competition case predating the digital law.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

"We're already licensing search data to competitors under the DMA," Google's senior competition counsel Clare Kelly said in a statement.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

Under the DMA, the world's biggest tech companies must open up to competition to give consumers more options and limit abuses linked to market dominance.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

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