Misfetch
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An error that occurs when the wrong block of code is fetched in advance.
"It also shows the conditional branch misprediction rate ( due to both misprediction and target address misfetch), the return misprediction rate, and the BTB miss rate ."
- 2 The act of fetching to the wrong location.
"Sometimes you had to work the weather side on account of that being too far to get across the sand to a wreck from the leeward. That wasn't very nice, because you hadn't got no shelter and if you made a misfetch you'd soon be up alongside the wreck yourself."
- 1 To fetch the wrong block of code or instruction.
"However, a single misfetched instruction can cause the system to begin executing code from nonexistent or improper memory locations, and it is unlikely to recover on its own."
- 2 To steer to the incorrect location when trying to fetch somewhere.
"Furthermore, the direct container handling at shipside can also be controlled by the ACYAS in order to prevent containers from misfetching."
Example
More examples"It also shows the conditional branch misprediction rate ( due to both misprediction and target address misfetch), the return misprediction rate, and the BTB miss rate ."
Etymology
From mis- + fetch.
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