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Record 1 2016-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A cache management technique in which data from a write operation to cache is copied into main memory only when the data in cache must be overwritten. This results in temporary inconsistencies between cache and main memory.

OBS

Contrast with write through.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Méthode qui limite au maximum les accès en écriture à la mémoire vive. Une information n'est remise à jour en mémoire vive que lorsque la place qu'elle occupe en mémoire cache doit être libérée. Un «must» obtenu au prix d'une grande complexité des circuits logiques à mettre en œuvre.

Spanish

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