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computing, shadow memory is a technique used to track and store information on computer memory used by a program during its execution. Shadow memory consists
Shadow_memory
Form of computer data storage
Random-access memory (RAM; /ræm/) is a form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data
Random-access_memory
2001 video game
Shadow of Memories (シャドウ・オブ・メモリーズ, Shadou obu Memorīzu) (Shadow of Destiny in North America) is a mystery adventure game developed by Konami Computer
Shadow_of_Memories
Flash memory development company
of SONOS memory technology which it used in its nvSRAM product line which featured a SONOS Flash memory coupled with an SRAM shadow memory to achieve
Simtek_Corporation
framebuffer implementation to free up main memory for use by program code and data. Some implementations of shadow RAM also permit double-buffered graphics
Shadow_RAM_(Acorn)
2000 film
Shadows of Memory is a 2000 documentary by Claudia von Alemann that describes the rise and fall of Hitler from the perspective of a Nazi supporter—Alemann's
Shadows_of_Memory
Concept in Jungian psychology
In analytical psychology, the shadow (also known as ego-dystonic complex, repressed id, shadow aspect, or shadow archetype) is an unconscious aspect of
Shadow_(psychology)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up shadow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. Shadow, Shadows or The Shadow may also refer
Shadow_(disambiguation)
1931 painting by Salvador Dalí
The Persistence of Memory (Catalan: La persistència de la memòria, Spanish: La persistencia de la memoria) is a 1931 painting by artist Salvador Dalí and
The_Persistence_of_Memory
Series of British microcomputers by Acorn
as much memory. The extra RAM in the Model B+ is assigned as two blocks, a block of 20 KB dedicated solely for screen display (so-called shadow RAM) and
BBC_Micro
Tool to detect memory-related bugs
its relatively small memory and performance overhead. Google's ASan, introduced in 2012, uses a shadow memory scheme to detect memory bugs. It is available
Code_sanitizer
Concept in computer security
from memory safety errors. In 2016, Intel announced upcoming hardware support for shadow stacks with their Control-flow Enforcement Technology. Shadow stacks
Shadow_stack
2001 novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Shadow of the Wind (Spanish: La sombra del viento) is a 2001 novel by the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón and a worldwide bestseller. It is the first
The_Shadow_of_the_Wind
Form of binary recompilation
Emulator Virtual machine Comparison of platform virtualization software Shadow memory Bansal, Sorav; Aiken, Alex (December 2008). "Binary Translation Using
Binary_translation
2005 vampire novel by Octavia E. Butler
revenge on Shori. Possible versions included "Asylum" or "Shadow Rise" (alternatively "Shadow Memory"). In a journal entry in December 2005, Butler wrote,
Fledgling_(Butler_novel)
2005 video game
related to Shadow of the Colossus. Wikiquote has quotations related to Shadow of the Colossus. Ciccoricco, David (2007). "'Play, Memory': Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow_of_the_Colossus
Electronic non-volatile computer storage device
Flash memory is an electronic non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. The two main types of flash
Flash_memory
Software framework
memory debugger built on DynamoRIO and released under an LGPL license. Dr. Memory monitors memory allocations and memory accesses using shadow memory
DynamoRIO
1988 novel by Amitav Ghosh
The Shadow Lines (1988) is a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel by Indian writer Amitav Ghosh. It is a book that captures perspective of time and events
The_Shadow_Lines
Video game series
'XCOM 2 Collection', 'Space Marshals 3', 'My Memory Of Us', 'Lamplight City', 'Iris and the Giant', 'Shadow Fight Arena', 'Sine the Game' and More". TouchArcade
Shadow_Fight
2003 film by Bong Joon Ho
Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo
Memories_of_Murder
and memory types from 2k to 32k memory devices RAM write protection for improved software development Shadow Memory and bank switching capabilities 20x4
TEC-1
2014 high fantasy novel by James Islington
Bedford (8 November 2016). "Memories Found: The Shadow of What Was Lost". Tor.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020. "The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington"
The_Shadow_of_What_Was_Lost
1919 film by Emile Chautard
Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Out of the Shadow". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023
Out_of_the_Shadow_(1919_film)
2025 Chinese television series
Shadow Love (Chinese: 与晋长安) is a 2025 Chinese television series starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei in lead roles. It is based on the novel Yu Jin Chang An
Shadow_Love
1919 film directed by Robert Zigler Leonard
Scarlet Shadow". afi.com. Retrieved April 23, 2026. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Scarlet Shadow". memory.loc
The_Scarlet_Shadow
normal memory. Additional bits which are provided on some computer architectures, such as AMD64, allow the shadowing of ROM contents in memory (shadow ROM)
Memory_type_range_register
1970 film by Dan Curtis
House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 American gothic horror film produced and directed by Dan Curtis, based on his Dark Shadows television series. In this film
House_of_Dark_Shadows
1990 video game
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, originally promoted simply as Fire Emblem, is a 1990 tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon_and_the_Blade_of_Light
Research project into RISC-based microprocessor design
technique some registers are used to shadow memory locations, so that the registers are used as proxies for the memory locations until their final values
Berkeley_RISC
World War II photographs
ISBN 978-0-252-06769-3. Liss, Andrea (1998). Trespassing Through Shadows: Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-3060-8
Photography_of_the_Holocaust
Musical artist
appeared on the red carpet, bringing the scene to recite "Light and Shadow Memory". On 17 December 2019, "Empress of the Ming" was broadcast on Hunan
Yu_Haoming
Memory techniques adopted in ancient Roman and Greek rhetorical treatises
the Shadows of Ideas), Bruno combined the method of loci with Hermetic philosophy and elaborate astrological symbols to construct complex memory theaters
Method_of_loci
2025 video game
Assassin's Creed Shadows is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft. The game is the fourteenth main installment
Assassin's_Creed_Shadows
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.com. Retrieved September 21, 2007. "The Valley of the Shadow: Memory of the War". valley.vcdh.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on
Chambersburg,_Pennsylvania
2013 Indian film
Shadow is a 2013 Indian Telugu language action thriller film directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Paruchuri Kireeti on United Movies banner. The film
Shadow_(2013_film)
Abstract object in computer science
Shadow tables are objects in computer science used to improve the way machines, networks and programs handle information. More specifically, a shadow
Shadow_table
1936 novella by H.P. Lovecraft
The Shadow Out of Time is a novella by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between November 1934 and February 1935, it was first published
The_Shadow_Out_of_Time
Graphic novel by Art Spiegelman
ISBN 978-0-8047-5555-9. Liss, Andrea (1998). Trespassing Through Shadows: Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust. University of Minnesota Press.
Maus
Method to draw shadows in computer graphic images
Shadow mapping or shadowing projection is a process by which shadows are added to 3D computer graphics. This concept was introduced by Lance Williams in
Shadow_mapping
2019 video game
2019. Just, Christian (14 January 2019). "Bright Memory - Blutiger Shooter auf den Spuren von Shadow Warrior 2". GameStar (in German). Webedia. Archived
Bright_Memory
1996 studio album by Puressence
"Understanding" – 4:27 "Fire" – 4:05 "Traffic Jam in Memory Lane" – 3:16 "Casting Lazy Shadows" – 3:36 "You're Only Trying to Twist My Arm" – 4:27 "Every
Puressence_(album)
Consolidating a motor task into memory through repetition
Muscle memory is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor task into memory through repetition, which has been used synonymously
Muscle_memory
2013 video game
Killzone Shadow Fall is a 2013 first-person shooter video game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation
Killzone_Shadow_Fall
2013 novel by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
A Memory of Light is the 14th and final book of the fantasy series The Wheel of Time, written by American authors Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson,
A_Memory_of_Light
Memory present at birth that exists in the absence of sensory experience
the shadow war between the Assassins and the Templars. Adaptive memory Collective memory—a sociological concept Epigenetics in learning and memory Instinct
Genetic_memory_(psychology)
Plots of American TV show
original run of Dark Shadows episodes, broadcast from 1966 to 1971. Scott, Kathryn Leigh; Pierson, Jim, eds. (2000). Dark Shadows Almanac. Pomegranate
Dark Shadows (televised storylines)
Dark_Shadows_(televised_storylines)
2005 video game
Shadow the Hedgehog is a 2005 platform game developed by Sega Studios USA and published by Sega. It is a spinoff from the Sonic the Hedgehog series starring
Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)
Shadow_the_Hedgehog_(video_game)
1992 novel by Robert Jordan
The Shadow Rising is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the fourth book in his series The Wheel of Time. It was published by Tor Books and
The_Shadow_Rising
General-purpose programming language
programming language which emphasizes performance, type safety, concurrency, and memory safety. Rust supports multiple programming paradigms. It was influenced
Rust_(programming_language)
1943 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written
Shadow_of_a_Doubt
Game engine
high-resolution shadowing that works with film-quality assets and large, dynamically lit open worlds". Virtual Shadow Maps differs from the common shadow map implementation
Unreal_Engine_5
Computer graphics technique
Shadow volume is a technique used in 3D computer graphics to add shadows to a rendered scene. It was first proposed by Frank Crow in 1977 as the geometry
Shadow_volume
1985 novel by Laurence Yep
Lord". Simon & Schuster, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2025. Shadow Lord at Memory Alpha Shadow Lord title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Shadow_Lord_(novel)
Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
Read-only memory (ROM) is a form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified
Read-only_memory
2021 American fantasy television series
Shadow and Bone is an American fantasy television series developed by Eric Heisserer for Netflix, starring Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes and Archie Renaux
Shadow_and_Bone_(TV_series)
2007 American film
Shadow Puppets is a 2007 horror film directed by Michael Winnick. Eight strangers with no memories who find themselves trapped in an abandoned facility
Shadow_Puppets_(film)
2014 video game
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and published by Konami. It is a sequel to the 2010 title Castlevania:
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_2
American actress
Mondale (2012). Scott wrote Dark Shadows Memories, to coincide with the series' 20th anniversary, and Dark Shadows Companion as a 25th anniversary tribute
Kathryn_Leigh_Scott
1971 film by Dan Curtis
Dark Shadows is a 1971 American gothic horror film co-written, directed and produced by Dan Curtis. It is the second film based on Curtis' Dark Shadows television
Night_of_Dark_Shadows
Video game series
fourteen main installments in total, the most recent being Assassin's Creed Shadows in 2025. Main games in the Assassin's Creed series are set in an open world
Assassin's_Creed
2016 video game
and the Shadow Empress's advisor, Hyo. He also witnesses memories of another person who wielded light, concluding that they are the memories of the enemy
Aragami_(video_game)
1950 film by Pat Jackson
tears up the confession. Susan has repressed memory of what she saw, but is haunted by the image of the shadow on the wall. She is now living in a psychiatric
Shadow on the Wall (1950 film)
Shadow_on_the_Wall_(1950_film)
American children's book series
Shadow Children is a series of seven books by Margaret Peterson Haddix about a dystopian country which suffers food shortages due to a drought and the
Shadow_Children
1936 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft
The Shadow over Innsmouth is a horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos
The_Shadow_over_Innsmouth
2017 American film
The Shadow Effect is a 2017 American action thriller film directed by Obin Olson and Amariah Olson, starring Cam Gigandet, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Michael
The_Shadow_Effect
British politician (born 1970)
lost power in 2010, Burnham was a member of Labour's Shadow Cabinet from 2010 to 2016, lastly as Shadow Home Secretary. He ran for Labour's leadership in
Andy_Burnham
First-person shooter
By slaying these golems, Wang absorbs their memories and learns of the game's back-story. In the Shadow Realm, the home realm of the demons, the rain
Shadow Warrior (2013 video game)
Shadow_Warrior_(2013_video_game)
2016 novel by Joyce Carol Oates
in the memory." The Independent, February 15, 2016.https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-man-without-a-shadow
The_Man_Without_a_Shadow
Hardware-assisted virtualization technology
makes it possible to avoid the overhead associated with software-managed shadow page tables. AMD has supported SLAT through the Rapid Virtualization Indexing
Second Level Address Translation
Second_Level_Address_Translation
2019 film
Above the Shadows is a 2019 supernatural romance film written and directed by Claudia Myers. The film stars Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan
Above_the_Shadows
Computer Corporation. It is available in the US market as the T-Mobile Shadow and in Taiwan as the Dopod C750. The T-Mobile version supports MyFaves.
HTC_Phoebus
2026 Chinese television series
Veil of Shadows (Chinese: 月鳞绮纪) is a 2026 Chinese television series directed and written by Guo Jingming. It stars Ju Jingyi, Tian Jiarui, Zeng Shunxi
Veil_of_Shadows_(TV_series)
14th episode of the 5th season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
related to In Purgatory's Shadow. "In Purgatory's Shadow" at IMDb In Purgatory's Shadow at Memory Alpha "In Purgatory's Shadow" at Wayback Machine (archived
In_Purgatory's_Shadow
American cartoonist (born 1948)
Shadows: Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-3060-8. Loman, Andrew (2010). ""That Mouse's Shadow":
Art_Spiegelman
English ambient music project
ambient musician. His work as the Caretaker is characterized as exploring memory and its gradual deterioration, nostalgia, and melancholy. The project was
The_Caretaker_(musician)
Fictional character in The Book of the New Sun
clients. Severian claims to have perfect memory (his eidetic memory is stated as a fact by Gene Wolfe in Shadows of the New Sun). In spite of this, some
Severian_(character)
3D graphics texturing technique
real-time soft shadows on planetary scales with a minimal memory budget. Displacement mapping Normal mapping Parallax occlusion mapping Shadow mapping Anderson
Horizon_mapping
American comedy horror television series
What We Do in the Shadows is an American comedy horror mockumentary fantasy television series created by Jemaine Clement, first broadcast on FX on March
What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)
What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows_(TV_series)
Video game franchise
factions, or how much of the protagonist's memory was pieced together. Clear Sky, the second game, is a prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl. The player assumes the
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Critical factors contributing to the emotional enhancement effect on human memory
self-introspection than neutral words such as "shadow", autobiographical elaboration may explain the memory enhancement of non-arousing positive or negative
Emotion_and_memory
2014 video game
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth:_Shadow_of_Mordor
British fantasy and science fiction author
in the context of non-human characters. He is best known for his series Shadows of the Apt, and for his Hugo Award-winning Children of Time series. Tchaikovsky
Adrian_Tchaikovsky
English band
The Last Shadow Puppets are a British supergroup consisting of Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys), Miles Kane (the Little Flames, the Rascals), James Ford (Simian
The_Last_Shadow_Puppets
Set of fantasy novels by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
included in Den of Shadows are In the Forests of the Night, Demon in My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator, Persistence of Memory, Token of Darkness
Den_of_Shadows
The Eminence in Shadow is an anime television series based on the light novel series of the same title written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Tōzai
List of The Eminence in Shadow episodes
List_of_The_Eminence_in_Shadow_episodes
Music of the Shadow Hearts video game series
The music of the Shadow Hearts role-playing video game series, developed by Japanese game company Sacnoth (later Nautilus), was primarily composed by Yoshitaka
Music of the Shadow Hearts series
Music_of_the_Shadow_Hearts_series
Series of fantasy novels by Robert Jordan
three volumes: The Gathering Storm (2009), Towers of Midnight (2010), and A Memory of Light (2013). The series draws on numerous elements of both European
The_Wheel_of_Time
Physical memory region on IBM PC compatibles
modern ones it is possible to use memory reserved for shadowing expansion card ROM as upper memory. Many chipsets reserve up to 384 KB RAM for this purpose
Upper_memory_area
Fictional group of characters in Sailor Moon
Shadow Galactica (シャドウ・ギャラクティカ, Shadō Gyarakutika) are a group of fictional characters in the Sailor Moon manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. They
Shadow_Galactica
British composer (1873–1950)
Doran, 1920, 256 p. No Extradition, Ward, Lock & Co., 1923 Tropic Shadows: Memories of the South Seas, Together with Reminiscences of the Author's Sea
Arnold_Safroni-Middleton
2017 action-adventure video game
doors", collect Shelob's memories, and complete "Shadows of the Past" quests, which are challenges based on Celebrimbor's memories. Each of four of the five
Middle-earth:_Shadow_of_War
American poet
neurological damage caused by a virus contracted in 1988. His book In the Shadow of Memory gained favorable critical notice, leading to more reviews of the following
Floyd_Skloot
1918 battle in WWI France
terms of ferocity, commitment and casualties, even if it remained in its shadow. The later Czechoslovak general engineer Otakar Husák [cs] also took part
Battle_of_Terron
Chinese-American historian
2025. Thornton, Patricia, Peidong Sun, and Chris Berry, eds. Red Shadows: Memories and Legacies of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Cambridge: Cambridge
Peidong_Sun
Portable web browser software
text shadow style, but not bold or italic. Emoji is not natively supported, but can be displayed by using an emoji library, such as Twemoji. The Memory Expansion
Nintendo_DS_Browser
2014 video game
Styx: Master of Shadows is a stealth video game developed by Cyanide Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is a prequel
Styx:_Master_of_Shadows
Refuted theory behind homeopathic remedies
yield reproducible results and declared "...the memory of water is a bad memory: it casts a long shadow over homeopathy and is just about all that many
Water_memory
2012 film by James Creamer
promptly kills her. He injects himself with her memories, and experiences them, which includes imagery of shadow beings, demonic entities and faceless people
Where_the_Dead_Go_to_Die
Series of novels by Orson Scott Card
Game/Ender's Shadow.) Shadow of the Hegemon Children of the Fleet (Note: opening chapters take place during Shadow of the Hegemon.) Shadow Puppets Shadow of the
Ender's_Game_(novel_series)
SHADOW MEMORY
SHADOW MEMORY
Girl/Female
Indian
Shade, Shadow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow. Compare Mead. The form meadow derives from mǣdwe, the dative case of Old English mǣd.
Male
Iranian/Persian
(شادی) Persian name SHADI means "happiness." Compare with another form of Shadi.
Boy/Male
Indian
Shadow, Shade
Male
Hebrew
(ש×ָלï‹×) Hebrew name derived from the word shalowm, SHALOM means "peace," or perhaps more correctly, of body, "healthy and sound."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Shade, Shadow
Girl/Female
Muslim
Shade, Shadow
Girl/Female
Indian
Shade, Shadow
Boy/Male
English
Biblical Shadrach; one of three young Hebrew men who survived being cast into a fiery furnace.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Simon Shadow, a country soldier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Sharrow in Sheffield or Sharow in North Yorkshire, both named with Old English scearu ‘boundary’ + hÅh ‘hill-spur’.Americanized spelling of French Charron.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' and 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Robert Shallow, a country justice.
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English
Field of Flower; Grass; Vegetation; A Meadow; A Grassy Field
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Shad Fish
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Shadow; Shade
Female
Native American
Native American Navajo name SHADI means "older sister." Compare with masculine forms of Shadi.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Sharown, SHARON means "plain, level ground." In the bible, this is the name of a valley in Palestine. The name is sometimes given because of its association with the flowering shrub called Rose of Sharon.Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shadow or Shade
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shadow, Shade
Male
Gypsy/Romani
 Probably a Romani form of Hindi Shandar, SHANDOR means "proud."
SHADOW MEMORY
SHADOW MEMORY
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Winning of the World
Boy/Male
Muslim
Beloved of Allah
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God's refuge.
Biblical
solitude; desolation
Boy/Male
Hindu
Happy, Joyous, Flame
Male
English
Variant spelling of English/Scottish Jamieson, JAMISON means "son of Jamie."
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Learned.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wellbeing
Boy/Male
Sikh
The embodiment of gods support
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, French, Hebrew
God is My Judge; Female Version of Daniel
SHADOW MEMORY
SHADOW MEMORY
SHADOW MEMORY
SHADOW MEMORY
SHADOW MEMORY
imp. & p. p.
of Shadow
n.
To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
n.
A small degree; a shade.
v. t.
To free from shadow or shade.
v. t.
To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
n.
Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.
n.
To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.
n.
A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
n.
Darkness; shade; obscurity.
a.
Unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor.
superl.
Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
n.
Shadow.
v. t.
To make shallow.
n.
Shade; shadow.
v. t.
To shade; to shadow; to foreshadow.
n.
Shadowy resemblance; shadow.
a.
Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow.
n.
To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
n.
A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
n.
That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.