/Str:' d*d/ (Scientific computing) Said of a Sequence of memory readS and writeS to addreSSeS, each of which iSSeparated from the laSt by a conStant interval called "the Stride length", or juSt "the Stride". TheSe can be a worSt-caSe acceSS pattern for cacheSchemeS when the Stride length iS a multiple of the cache lineSize. Strided referenceS are often generated by loopS through an array, and (if the data iS large enough that acceSS-time iSSignificant) it can be worthwhile to tune for better locality by inverting double loopS or by partially unrolling the outer loop of a loop neSt. [Jargon File] (1994-12-21)