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read-through

read-through adjective: a cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached. Also the alternative spelling of readthrough.

Adjective

read-through (not comparable)

  1. A cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached.
    • A read-through cache presents a simple abstraction to the calling code, which no longer has to handle the case where the information is available but not cached.

Also used as

read-through is also the alternative spelling of readthrough.

Forms of read-through

pluralread-throughs

Origin of read-through

Deverbal from read through.

Questions about read-through

What does read-through mean?
Read-through means a cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached.
What part of speech is read-through?
Read-through is an adjective.

Words near read-through in the dictionary

  1. read-only access
  2. read-only memories
  3. read-only memory
  4. read-out
  5. read-outs
  6. read-through
  7. read-throughs
  8. read-write
  9. read/write head
  10. read/write heads
  11. readabilities

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