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<storage> A request to read from memory which cannot be satisfied from the cache, for which the main memory has to be consulted.

Opposite: cache hit.

(1997-01-21)

Nearby terms: cache hit « cache line « cache memory « cache miss » Cache On A STick » caching » CACI

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