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read-through

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

A cache that will fetch information from the original source when asked for information that is not yet cached.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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

Examples

  • A read-through cache presents a simple abstraction to the calling code, which no longer has to handle the case where the information is available but not cached.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of readthrough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Deverbal from read through.