Scratchpad (Noun)
Meaning
(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The processor used a small scratchpad to store frequently accessed data, resulting in faster execution times.
- The compiler optimized the code to cache intermediate results in the scratchpad memory for improved performance.
- Researchers found that increasing the size of the scratchpad had a direct impact on the efficiency of the algorithm.
- Developers used a combination of main memory and scratchpad to design an efficient data processing pipeline.
- By storing temporary results in the scratchpad, the application was able to significantly reduce its memory access latency.