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- verb Present participle of
prefetch .
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Significant improvements to offline reading support, including redesigned "prefetching" of feeds
MajorGeeks.com 2009
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Significant improvements to offline reading support, including redesigned "prefetching" of feeds
MajorGeeks.com 2009
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"In terms of reading files from the disk, Windows 7 has improvements in the" prefetching "logic and mechanisms.
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The process of prefetching all the photos from every login profile alone could bring down a server … ..
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By the time the average user installs all the “adware” bars and startup programs to XP it is just as slow as Vista and since Vista handles memory, prefetching, and disk space better than XP they usually even out.
Windows XP Home retirement postponed - SlipperyBrick.com 2008
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And if you're worried about the prefetching, there is an option in the preferences to turn that off.
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My machine is slow enough without prefetching, thanks.
May 2005 2005
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The "prefetching certain pages onto your computer in advance" part worries me.
May 2005 2005
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My machine is slow enough without prefetching, thanks.
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The "prefetching certain pages onto your computer in advance" part worries me.
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