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writeback

writeback noun: an operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.

Noun

writeback (plural writebacks)

  1. An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.

Forms of writeback

pluralwritebacks

Origin of writeback

From write + back.

Questions about writeback

What does writeback mean?
Writeback means an operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.
What part of speech is writeback?
Writeback is a noun.
What is the plural of writeback?
The plural of writeback is writebacks.

Words near writeback in the dictionary

  1. write-up
  2. write-ups
  3. write-what-where
  4. writeability
  5. writeable
  6. writeback
  7. writebacks
  8. writebehind
  9. writebehinds
  10. writeblr
  11. writeblrs

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