Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

read-through

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: read--through
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

A cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached.

noun

Alternative spelling of readthrough.

Example Sentences

"A read-through cache presents a simple abstraction to the calling code, which no longer has to handle the case where the information is available but not cached."

Etymology

Deverbal from read through.

Inflected Forms

read-throughs (plural)

Phrases

write-through

Frequently Paired Words

write-through

Questions

What does read-through mean?: A cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached.
Where does read-through come from?: Deverbal from read through.

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