Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefetch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
prefetch
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need

noun

The operation of loading data or instructions in anticipation of their need.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fetch English prefetch From pre- + fetch.

Inflected Forms

prefetches (present, singular) prefetching (participle, present) prefetched (participle, past) prefetched (past) prefetches (plural)

Derived Forms

prefetchable prefetcher

Frequently Paired Words

fetch cache

Questions

What does prefetch mean?
To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need
Where does prefetch come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fetch English prefetch From pre- + fetch.

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