US PATENT SUBCLASS 711 / 143
.~.~.~.~ Write-back

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711 /   HD   ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY

100  DF  STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL {6}
117  DF  .~ Hierarchical memories {1}
118  DF  .~.~ Caching {14}
141  DF  .~.~.~ Coherency {5}
143.~.~.~.~ Write-back

DEFINITION

Classification: 711/143

Write-back:

(under subclass 141) Subject matter where, as contents of the cache are changed, the changes are not posted to main memory immediately, but rather changes to a block are posted upon the occurrence of a predetermined event.