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Prefetched vs Prefetcher - What's the difference?

prefetched | prefetcher |

As a verb prefetched

is past tense of prefetch.

As a noun prefetcher is

a system or process that prefetches data.

prefetched

English

Verb

(head)
  • (prefetch)

  • prefetch

    English

    Verb

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

    * prefetcher

    See also

    * cache

    Noun

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

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A system or process that prefetches data.