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bee_rider 3 days ago

Hmm?

daneel_w 3 days ago | parent [-]

Cache is pronounced like cash, which the $ symbol is supposed to allude to.

xxpor 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Wow, how have I never put 2 and 2 together on that.

robinsonb5 3 days ago | parent [-]

You're not alone - it took me way longer than it should have done to figure that one out!

starkruzr 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

leading to the unfortunate abbreviation sometimes drawn on blackboards, "$hit"

grg0 3 days ago | parent [-]

It is an apt abbreviation if you visualize shit tightly packed in a container. And when you thrash the cache, shit hit the fan (and spills to VRAM.)

bee_rider 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, they are obviously caches. I just didn’t understand your comment.