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In computing in the Alpha instruction set architecture PALcode (Privileged Architecture Library code) is the name used by DEC for a set of functions in the SRM or AlphaBIOS firmware providing a hardware abstraction layer for system software covering features such as cache management translation lookaside buffer (TLB) miss handling interrupt handling and exception handling.PALcode is Alpha machine code running in a special mode that also allows access to internal registers specific to the particular Alpha processor implementation.

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