prefetcher

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noun

A system or process that prefetches data.

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Meanings

nounprefetcher (plural prefetchers)

plural prefetchers

  1. computingA system or process that prefetches data.

Origin

From prefetch + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“prefetcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefetcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefetcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefetcher.

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