Locality of reference

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title: Locality of reference
text: In computer science, locality of reference, also known as the principle of locality, is the tendency of a processor to access the same set of memory locations repetitively over a short period of time. There are two basic types of reference locality – temporal and spatial locality. Temporal locality refers to the reuse of specific data and/or resources within a relatively small time duration. Spatial locality refers to the use of data elements within relatively close storage locations. Sequential
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description: Tendency of a processor to access nearby memory locations in space or time
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