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prefetchable

prefetchable adjective: capable of being prefetched.

Adjective

prefetchable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being prefetched.
    • When prefetchable memory is not supported by the PCI/PCI bridge, the register is reserved, read-only, and must return a value of zero when read.2005, Edward Solari, George Willse, PCI and PCI-X Hardware and Software: Architecture and Design

Origin of prefetchable

From prefetch + -able.

Questions about prefetchable

What does prefetchable mean?
Prefetchable means capable of being prefetched.
What part of speech is prefetchable?
Prefetchable is an adjective.

Words near prefetchable in the dictionary

  1. prefertile
  2. prefertility
  3. prefertilization
  4. prefestival
  5. prefetch
  6. prefetchable
  7. prefetched
  8. prefetcher
  9. prefetchers
  10. prefetches
  11. prefetching

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