DMA

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

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

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DMA British  

abbreviation

1. direct memory access

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Etymology

Origin of DMA

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The S&P 500 was rising 0.5%, to trade at around 6,799 on Wednesday morning, sitting about 10% above its 200 DMA, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch

In a statement it said it would analyse whether the two "act as important gateways between businesses and consumers, despite not meeting the DMA gatekeeper thresholds for size, user number and market position".

From Barron's

Brussels announced it would also open a third probe to find out whether it needs to update the DMA to make sure it "can effectively tackle practices that may limit competitiveness and fairness in the cloud computing sector in the EU".

From Barron's

The DMA is part of the European Union's bolstered legal armoury that seeks to make the digital sphere fairer with a list of do's and don'ts for Big Tech.

From Barron's

Brussels also accused Google of treating its own services more favourably compared to rivals as part of a DMA probe launched in March 2024.

From Barron's