set-associative cache
set-associative cache
[′set ə‚sȯs·ē‚ād·iv ‚kash] (computer science)
A cache memory in which incoming data are distributed in sequence to each of two to eight areas or sets, and is generally read out in the same manner, allowing each set to prepare for the next input/output operation.
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