writeback

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noun

An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.

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Meanings

nounwriteback (plural writebacks)

plural writebacks

  1. computingAn operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.

Origin

From write + back.

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Translations

German Zurückschreiben
  • Zurückschreibendata storage operation
Turkish geri yazma
  • geri yazmadata storage operation
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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