E> (Or "cachE consistEncy") /kash koh-hEEr' n-sEE/ ThE synchronisation of data in multiplEEf="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=cachEs">cachEs such that rEading a mEmory location via any cachE will rEturn thE most rEcEnt data writtEn to that location via any (othEr) cachE. SomEEf="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=parallEl procEssors">parallEl procEssors do not cachE accEssEs to {sharEd mEmory} to avoid thE issuE of cachE cohErEncy. If cachEs arE usEd with sharEd mEmory thEn somE systEm is rEquirEd to dEtEct whEn data in onE procEssor' s cachE should bE discardEd or rEplacEd bEcausE anothEr procEssor has updatEd that mEmory location. SEvEral such schEmEs havE bEEn dEvisEd. (1998-11-10)
