3. The apparatus according to claim 2: wherein the second direct address translating means further comprises first translation buffer storage means, coupled to the first translation buffer, for storing the translation data for the second virtual address from the master translation memory into the first translation buffer.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2: wherein the second direct address translating means further comprises first translation buffer storage means, coupled to the first translation buffer, for storing the translation data for the second virtual address from the master translation memory into the first translation buffer. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising: a third translation buffer, associated with a third instruction pipeline, for storing a third subset of translation data from the master translation memory; a third address translator, coupled to the third instruction pipeline and to the third translation buffer, for translating a third virtual address received from the third instruction pipeline into a corresponding third real address, the third address translator comprising: third translation buffer accessing means for accessing the third translation buffer; third translation indicating means, coupled to the third translation buffer accessing means, for indicating whether translation data for the third virtual address is stored in the third translation buffer; and third direct address translating means, coupled to the third translation indicating means and to the direct address translation unit, for activating the direct address translation unit to translate the third virtual address when the third translation indicating means indicates that the translation data for the third virtual address is not stored in the third translation buffer, the third direct address translating means including third translation buffer storing means, coupled to the third translation buffer, for storing the translation data for the third virtual address from the master translation memory into the third translation buffer.