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lookaside

lookaside noun: the technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.

Noun

lookaside (countable and uncountable, plural lookasides)

  1. The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.

Forms of lookaside

plurallookasides

Origin of lookaside

Deverbal from look aside.

Questions about lookaside

What does lookaside mean?
Lookaside means the technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
What part of speech is lookaside?
Lookaside is a noun.
What is the plural of lookaside?
The plural of lookaside is lookasides.

Words near lookaside in the dictionary

  1. lookaheads
  2. lookalike
  3. lookalikes
  4. lookaround
  5. lookarounds
  6. lookaside
  7. lookasides
  8. lookatcha
  9. lookatchu
  10. lookback
  11. lookback time

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