fetch-and-store

noun

UK /fɛtʃ ənd stɔː/

US /fɛtʃ ənd stɔːr/

A way a computer gets information and keeps it for later.

The fetch-and-store step lets the computer grab a number and save it in memory.

SYNONYMS

load-and-save retrieve-and-keep get-and-hold read-and-write

RELATED WORDS

memory processor instruction data register

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A repeated pattern of getting something and putting it away.

Her fetch-and-store routine with the groceries took only ten minutes.

3. In computing, the two basic actions of reading data and writing it back.

The program's fetch-and-store cycle runs millions of times per second.

4. A simple game where a dog brings back a toy and drops it in a box.

We played fetch-and-store with the puppy in the yard.