V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
SMM
System Manager's Manual (BSD, Unix)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
SMM
System Management Mode (CPU)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
System Management Mode
SMM
(SMM) A reduced power consumption state provided by
some Intel microprocessors. When a CPU enters SMM it
saves its current state in a special area of static RAM
called SMRAM (System Management RAM) and then runs a
program, also stored in SMRAM, the SMM handler.
SMM is implemented in all Intel "SL" suffixed CPUs. In June
1993, Intel announced it was discontinuing its SL range and
instead making all its current processors SL enhanced.
See also Auto Idle.
(1994-11-09)