read-through

adjective

A cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached.

“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.”

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Meanings

adjectiveread-through (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingA cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached.

    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.

nounread-through (plural read-throughs)

plural read-throughs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of readthrough.

Origin

Deverbal from read through.

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APA

read-through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read-through

MLA

“read-through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read-through. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “read-through,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read-through.

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