Native mode

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The term native mode is used in computing in two related senses.

to describe something running on a computer natively or in native mode meaning that it is running without any external support as contrasted to running in emulation.
Native operating system, native instruction set, etc., in application to a computer processor means that the corresponding item was implemented specifically for the given model of the computer or microprocessor, as opposed to emulation or compatibility mode.

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