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daneel_w ◴[] No.45075405[source]
"L2$, L3$, I$, D$". Well, OK.
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bee_rider ◴[] No.45075423[source]
Hmm?
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daneel_w ◴[] No.45075965[source]
Cache is pronounced like cash, which the $ symbol is supposed to allude to.
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1. starkruzr ◴[] No.45078249[source]
leading to the unfortunate abbreviation sometimes drawn on blackboards, "$hit"
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2. grg0 ◴[] No.45079661[source]
It is an apt abbreviation if you visualize shit tightly packed in a container. And when you thrash the cache, shit hit the fan (and spills to VRAM.)