Read-through

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of readthrough. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    A cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached. not-comparable

    "A read-through cache presents a simple abstraction to the calling code, which no longer has to handle the case where the information is available but not cached."

Example

More examples

"A read-through cache presents a simple abstraction to the calling code, which no longer has to handle the case where the information is available but not cached."

Etymology

Deverbal from read through.

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