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frecency

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈfɹiːsənsi/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any heuristic that combines the frequency and recency into a single measure, typically used to predict page revisits in a web browser.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rare, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of frequency + recency, coined for the development of Mozilla Firefox.