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Entries from February 2007

Caches and Eviction Policies

February 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Caching systems are finite in size. So what happens when your cache is filled with objects ?
No more objects ? Game over ?
Hopefully, no. Most modern caches have some form of replacement or eviction policy. What means that based on some criteria, it’ll figure out what objects to throw out the window so it [...]

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