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Preceding vs Prefetch - What's the difference?

preceding | prefetch |

As verbs the difference between preceding and prefetch

is that preceding is while prefetch is (computing) to load data or instructions in anticipation of their need.

As an adjective preceding

is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

As a noun prefetch is

the operation of loading data or instructions in anticipation of their need.

preceding

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
    • On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

    Antonyms

    * succeeding

    Verb

    (head)

    • prefetch

    English

    Verb

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

    • Derived terms

    * prefetcher

    Related terms

    * fetch

    See also

    * cache

    Noun

    (es)
  • The operation of loading data or instructions in anticipation of their need.