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Trace Cache

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:57 am
(tr s kash) (n.) An instruction cache in a microprocessor that stores dynamic instruction sequences after they have been fetched and executed in order to follow the instructions at subsequent times without needing to return to the regular cache or the memory for the same instruction sequence. An advantage of the trace cache is it reduces the required fetch bandwidth on the processing pipeline.