prefetch

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English fetch
English prefetch

    From pre- + fetch.

    Verb

    prefetch (third-person singular simple present prefetches, present participle prefetching, simple past and past participle prefetched)

    1. (computing) To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need

    Derived terms

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    Noun

    prefetch (plural prefetches)

    1. The operation of loading data or instructions in anticipation of their need.

    See also

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