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prefetched

prefetched is the simple past and past participle of prefetch.

Meaning of prefetch

Verb

prefetch (third-person singular simple present prefetches, present participle prefetching, simple past and past participle prefetched)

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

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Questions about prefetched

What is prefetched the simple past and past participle of?
Prefetched is the simple past and past participle of prefetch.

Words near prefetched in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prefetched (page history and authors); prefetch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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