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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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