Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

readahead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reada-head
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The operation of reading data from a storage medium in advance so that it is immediately available when requested.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From read + ahead.

Usage

Inflected Forms

readaheads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

writebehind

Questions

What does readahead mean?: The operation of reading data from a storage medium in advance so that it is immediately available when requested.
Where does readahead come from?: From read + ahead.

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