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writethrough

writethrough noun: an operation in which data written to a cache is then immediately copied to permanent storage, ensuring that cache and storage are always in agreement.

Noun

writethrough (countable and uncountable, plural writethroughs)

  1. An operation in which data written to a cache is then immediately copied to permanent storage, ensuring that cache and storage are always in agreement.

Forms of writethrough

pluralwritethroughs

Origin of writethrough

From write + through.

Questions about writethrough

What does writethrough mean?
Writethrough means an operation in which data written to a cache is then immediately copied to permanent storage, ensuring that cache and storage are always in agreement.
What part of speech is writethrough?
Writethrough is a noun.
What is the plural of writethrough?
The plural of writethrough is writethroughs.

Words near writethrough in the dictionary

  1. writes over
  2. writes the book
  3. writes up
  4. writest
  5. writeth
  6. writethrough
  7. writethroughs
  8. writeup
  9. writeups
  10. writh
  11. writh'd

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