precache
Fetch data early
To precache is to load data into a cache before it's needed, so retrieval is faster when the moment comes.
The term appears mainly in computing and gaming contexts: The game precaches textures during the loading screen.
Precaching trades upfront waiting time for smoother performance later.
Mind's retention capacity
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- dataFacts for analysis
- prefetchRetrieve data anticipatorily
- retrievalAct of getting back
buffering · loading · fetching · latency · bandwidth · RAM · I/O · filesystem
State of awaiting something
- preloadingLoading content ahead of time
- prefetchingLoading anticipated data early
- warmupPre-activity preparation
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
readiness · prediction · forecasting · staging · priming · initialization · setup · precomputation
Delay in system response
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- access timeDuration to retrieve data
- response timeInterval before reacting
- load timeDuration before display completes
bandwidth · bottleneck · optimization · eviction · invalidation · locality · cold start · prediction
memory
Mind's retention capacity
retrieval · buffering · loading · fetching · latency · bandwidth · RAM · I/O · filesystem · paging
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- preloadingLoading content ahead of time
- prefetchingLoading anticipated data early
- warmupPre-activity preparation
provisioning · readiness · prediction · forecasting · staging · priming · initialization · setup · precomputation · ahead-of-time
latency
Delay in system response
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- access timeDuration to retrieve data
- response timeInterval before reacting
load time · bandwidth · bottleneck · optimization · eviction · invalidation · locality · cold start · prediction · heuristics