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Memory
reference for both instruction and data tend
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to
cluster over a long period of time.
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Example:
once a loop is entered, there is frequent
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access
to a small set of instructions.
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Hence:
once a word gets
referenced, it is likely that
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nearby words will get referenced often in the near
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future.
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Thus,
the hit ratio will be close to 1 even for a small
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cache.
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