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  • noun computing The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.

Etymologies

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look +‎ aside

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Examples

  • Clearly, our application is based on the evaluation of the lookaside buffer.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • IcpP -- NPAGED_LOOKASIDE_LIST I/O completion per processor lookaside pointers

    TechNet Blogs 2009

  • CcWk - nt! cc - Kernel Cache Manager lookaside list

    TechNet Blogs 2009

  • Scs$ -- Tag for pnp class driver's SRB lookaside list

    TechNet Blogs 2009

  • ClfC - clfs. sys - CLFS Log physical FCB lookaside list

    TechNet Blogs 2009

  • ObNM - nt! ob - name buffer per processor lookaside pointers

    TechNet Blogs 2009

  • Due to the TLB (translation lookaside buffer) bug, AMD has postponed the launch of its upcoming quad-core Phenom 9700 CPU to the second quarter of 2008, however the company is planning to showcase the CPU at CeBIT 2008 in March along with 9900 and 9100e models, according to sources at motherboard makers.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

  • Evel -- EFS file system filter driver lookaside list

    TechNet Blogs 2009

  • Java engine and superior performance for the Android platform, the M14Kc core has a full cache controller and translation lookaside buffer (TLB) memory management unit (MMU). microMIPS ISA for Advanced Code Compression

    Embedded Computing Design MIPS Technologies 2009

  • ClfG - clfs. sys - CLFS Log I/O Request lookaside list

    TechNet Blogs 2009

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