ðə dᵻɹˈɛkt mˈɛmɚɹi ˈæksɛs dˌiːˌɛmˈeɪ fˈiːtʃɚɹ ɐlˈaʊz ˈʌðɚ dɪvˈaɪsᵻz ɪnðə mˈʌðɚ bˈoːɹd bᵻsˌaɪdz ðə sˌiːpˌiːjˈuː tʊ ɐdɹˈɛs ðə mˈeɪn mˈɛmɚɹi.
The direct memory access (DMA) feature allows other devices in the mother board besides the CPU to address the main memory.