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cache
[kash] a memory mechanism used by a computer to accelerate access to information.
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A storage area on a PC’s hard drive where the browser temporarily stores web pages and/or graphic elements.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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In DSM machines,
cache coherency is maintained, so users can program at a higher level as if they were using a true shared-memory machine, although efficiency still requires that close attention be given to data locality.
For high-availability environments that demand redundancy, preserving
cache coherency between a pair of in-band devices requires cache mirroring, which adds back some latencies.
The Nap and Sleep modes disable bus snooping; therefore a hardware handshake is provided to ensure data
cache coherency before the 603 enters these power management (PM) modes.
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