Definitions
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- verb computing To
load data orinstructions in anticipation of their need - noun The operation of loading data or instructions in anticipation of their need.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Try searching "prefetch" on Google and you'll get tons of links on the subject. mac: it's still too large and becomes too slow with all its upgrades ... sorry for all those developers which work to it.
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Try searching "prefetch" on Google and you'll get tons of links on the subject. mac: it's still too large and becomes too slow with all its upgrades ... sorry for all those developers which work to it.
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Click on start > run > type in "prefetch" then click on the edit button on the top left click on select all and then press the delete button on the keyboard
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For example: using Firefox, search Google for CNN; view source; search for the keyword "prefetch".
The WHATWG Blog 2009
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"prefetch" files so that they are already local whenever you need them.
MSDN Blogs 2008
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Windows handles your prefetch folder for you, and clearing it out has an adverse effect on your system's performance.
Speed Up Slow Firefox 3.5 Windows Start-Ups | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The caching is smart because your RSS subscriptions tell the player what content to prefetch.
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Not only that, but a well-written defrag utility will use the prefetch information to optimise the position of the files on the disk, speeding up access even further.
Debunking Common Windows Performance Tweaking Myths | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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On less capable machines things will be a bit slower, though with prefetch and super caching enabled you can actually get better program responsiveness in things like office than you will get in XP.
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I've noticed some speed improvement while using it although the effect might not be noticeable since Windows XP "learns" over time what programs are commonly used and tries to prefetch them.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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