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prefetching

prefetching is the present participle and gerund 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

See all 2 meanings of prefetch

Words formed from prefetching

  • link prefetching

Questions about prefetching

What is prefetching the present participle and gerund of?
Prefetching is the present participle and gerund of prefetch.

Words near prefetching in the dictionary

  1. prefetchable
  2. prefetched
  3. prefetcher
  4. prefetchers
  5. prefetches
  6. prefetching
  7. prefeudal
  8. prefeudalism
  9. preffer
  10. preffix
  11. prefibril

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prefetching (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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