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write-around

write-around adjective: being or relating to a kind of cache where data at the location of a missed write is not loaded to cache, but written directly to the backing store. Data is loaded into the cache on read misses only.

Adjective

write-around (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to a kind of cache where data at the location of a missed write is not loaded to cache, but written directly to the backing store. Data is loaded into the cache on read misses only.

Questions about write-around

What does write-around mean?
Write-around means being or relating to a kind of cache where data at the location of a missed write is not loaded to cache, but written directly to the backing store. Data is loaded into the cache on read misses only.
What part of speech is write-around?
Write-around is an adjective.

Words near write-around in the dictionary

  1. write over
  2. write the book
  3. write up
  4. write-ahead log
  5. write-ahead logging
  6. write-around
  7. write-back
  8. write-backs
  9. write-down
  10. write-downs
  11. write-in

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