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to fetch

to fetch

6 4.9
To ask another computer for data and get it back
  • verb
  • /fɛtʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : recuperar
  • So what our programme would need to do, and we'll write this in pseudo code, is fetch instruction at the PC.
  • fetch data
  • fetch from cache
  • fetch requests

Well, it runs with the client, but the client fetches this code from some server.

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Examples

  • Has: Maybe we could add code to App Script to fetch the dictionary in some other way?

    Blog text (15)

  • Others are meta search engines like Metacrawler and MSN Search that fetch results from other search engines.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The first is IF or instruction fetch, which fetches the next instruction from memory.

  • Slide your finger in from the right to fetch the Charms bar, then tap the Settings icon.

    Blog text (14)

  • With an external L2 cache, this would require too many pins to fetch all four data blocks.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The core model consists of a detailed uniprocessor model covering the pipeline structure from instruction fetch through execution and completion.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The resulting data fetches can also be overlapped, again to make optimum use of the memory bus.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Additional functions are introduced in the kernel to fetch the non-local Jacobians from the UserObject.

    Academic text (2018)

  • For prefetch operations, the SCU fetches the 64 bytes requested as well as the next sequential 64 bytes.

    Academic text (1994)

  • When a user needs to access their photos, the application can fetch them from the cloud without any hassle.

Synonyms

to download
vsto fetch
  • Texting
384 2.4

To save a file from the internet onto your computer or phone

emphasizes requesting then retrieving data from a remote server or API

Antonyms

to send
∞ 1.0

Make a letter, package, or email go to another person

Phrasal Verbs

to play fetch
6 1.9

A game where you throw a ball for a dog to run after and bring back

to fetch and carry
  • Informal
1 5.7

To do small, simple tasks or errands for someone in charge

to fetch the mail
  • US
1 1.9

To go and collect letters and packages from a mailbox

to fetch the mail
  • Specialized
3.4

To get new email messages from a mail server to your device

to fetch up
  • UK
7.7

To finally arrive somewhere after a long or unexpected journey

to fetch up
  • UK
7.2

To find something without expecting it while searching

to make fetch happen
  • Slang
9.9

To try to get a new word or fashion to become popular

Compounds

fetch-and-carry task
  • Informal
6.6

A simple, boring job doing small errands and chores

fetch-and-carry task
  • Specialized
7.2

A robot action to pick up an object and carry it to a place

How Often

polling
  • Specialized
33 5.1
to poll
60 2.1
to refetch
  • Specialized
5.9
retry
1 3.3
to fetch
  • Specialized
6 4.9

Surface Forms

fetch infinitive
fetched past
fetched past participle
fetching present participle
fetches third person singular

Etymology

Fetch in computing keeps the simple idea of 'go and get': a program 'fetches' data when it asks a server and brings the information back. The term traces to Old English feccan, 'to bring' or 'get', which is why it feels like collecting information.