Definitions
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- noun computing The operation of
reading data from astorage medium in advance so that it is immediately available when requested.
Etymologies
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Examples
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How much time does it take to call readahead again on files that have been cached once already?
doggdot.us 2008
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That enables readahead, which is part of the early boot process.
doggdot.us 2008
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About 0.05 seconds to call readahead on the same list a second time
doggdot.us 2008
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Preload is an "adaptive readahead daemon" that runs in the background of your system, and observes what programs you use most often, caching them in order to speed up application load time.
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Preload is an "adaptive readahead daemon" that runs in the background of your system, and observes what programs you use most often, caching them in order to speed up application load time.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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SMI queries to calculate the buffer wait ratio, the buffer turnover rate and the readahead utilization
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SMI queries to calculate the buffer wait ratio, the buffer turnover rate and the readahead utilization
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SMI queries to calculate the buffer wait ratio, the buffer turnover rate and the readahead utilization
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SMI queries to calculate the buffer wait ratio, the buffer turnover rate and the readahead utilization
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SMI queries to calculate the buffer wait ratio, the buffer turnover rate and the readahead utilization
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