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- noun computing The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an
algorithm was followed.
Etymologies
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This mode is called the lookahead pre-parser3 because it looks ahead of the main parser for resources references in later markup.
Site Home EricLaw [MSFT] 2011
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It will feature lookahead items like polls, commentary and various aggregated stories.
HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011
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Indeed, Charles Babbage utilized lookahead carries through the part of the Analytical Engine he called an Anticipating Carriage.
Babbage-Boole Digital Arithmetical and Logical Mill: Part 1 « The Half-Baked Maker 2009
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We will be using a carry lookahead unit to generate the carries for each bit, rather than use a ripple-carry which would add a lot of delay.
Babbage-Boole Digital Arithmetical and Logical Mill: Part 1 « The Half-Baked Maker 2009
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So the total delay for the lookahead carry unit (the LCU) is 3.
Babbage-Boole Digital Arithmetical and Logical Mill: Part 1 « The Half-Baked Maker 2009
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It will feature lookahead items like polls, commentary and various aggregated stories.
HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011
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The comments here while thought provoking fail to lookahead.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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We already have this flag: it is the C8 output from the lookahead carry unit.
Babbage-Boole Digital Arithmetical and Logical Mill: Part 2 « The Half-Baked Maker 2009
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MRB: The comments here while thought provoking fail to lookahead.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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Using a lookahead carry unit (LCU) is not inauthentic.
Babbage-Boole Digital Arithmetical and Logical Mill: Part 1 « The Half-Baked Maker 2009
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