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sideband addressing
A feature of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) interface, sideband addressing provides additional channels for transmitting multiple data requests simultaneously between the graphics processor and RAM. This enables an average computer system to display 3D graphics much more quickly than it would otherwise be able to.

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