Least Recently Used

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LRU
Pronunciation
/list ˈrisəntli juzd/
Category
Computing
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. The memory region is a pure-memory cache region that uses a Least Recently Used(LRU) ( LRU ) algorithm.
  2. This affects how the least recently used daemon ( LRUDs ) scan for pages to free.
  3. When the memory cache region becomes full, LRU removes the least recently used cached data first.
  4. The process by which a page is selected to swap to storage is called a page-replacement algorithm and can be implemented using a number of algorithms ( such as least recently used ).
  5. The buffer cache is managed as a set of least recently used ( LRU ) lists.

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