lookaside

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noun

The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.

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Meanings

nounlookaside (countable and uncountable, plural lookasides)

plural lookasides

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.

Origin

Deverbal from look aside.

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APA

lookaside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookaside

MLA

“lookaside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookaside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lookaside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookaside.

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