English Explanatory Dictionary

lookaside

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.

Word forms

lookaside lookasides

Etymology

Deverbal from look aside.

Related words

lookahead lookaround lookbehind
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