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prefetch en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fetch English prefetch From pre- + fetch.

Meanings

  1. The operation of loading data or instructions in anticipation of their need.

Forms

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prefetches Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

cache

prefetch en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fetch English prefetch From pre- + fetch.

Meanings

  1. To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need

Forms

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prefetching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prefetched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prefetched Tense=Past lexicographic
prefetches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

prefetchable · prefetcher

Relateds

fetch

Translations (3)

ru подгрузить ((computing) To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need) · ru подгружать ((computing) To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need) · es prelectura ((computing) To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need)