cache stampede

noun

A cascading failure that may occur when massively parallel systems with caching mechanisms come under very high load, leading to multiple threads of execution attempting to perform the same operation simultaneously.

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Meanings

nouncache stampede (plural cache stampedes)

plural cache stampedes

  1. computingA cascading failure that may occur when massively parallel systems with caching mechanisms come under very high load, leading to multiple threads of execution attempting to perform the same operation simultaneously.

    Synonyms: dogpile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cascading failure that may occur when massively parallel systems with caching mechanisms come under very high load, leading to multiple threads of execution attempting to perform the same operation simultaneously.

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dogpile
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APA

cache stampede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cache%20stampede

MLA

“cache stampede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cache%20stampede. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cache stampede,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cache%20stampede.

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