prefetches

prefetches
n. (Computers) method of loading instructions from memory and arranging them in queue to be read by the processor (reduces the time the processor must wait while instructions are loaded separately) v. (Informal) fetch in advance, gather items and bring them to a particular location ahead of time (Computers)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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