Strided

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  strided /stri:'d*d/ adj. [scientific computing] Said of a sequence of
     memory reads and writes to addresses, each of which is separated from
     the last by a constant interval called the `stride length'. These can be
     a worst-case access pattern for the standard memory-caching schemes when
     the stride length is a multiple of the cache line size. Strided
     references are often generated by loops through an array, and (if your


     data is large enough that access-time is significant) it can be
     worthwhile to tune for better locality by inverting double loops or by
     partially unrolling the outer loop of a loop nest. This usage is
     borderline techspeak; the related term `memory stride' is definitely
     techspeak.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  strided
       
          /str:'d*d/ (scientific computing) Said of a sequence of memory
          reads and writes to addresses, each of which is separated from
          the last by a constant interval called "the stride length", or
          just "the stride".  These can be a worst-case access pattern
          for {cache} schemes when the stride length is a multiple of
          the {cache line} size.
       
          Strided references are often generated by loops through an
          {array}, and (if the data is large enough that access-time is
          significant) 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)