hit
1. <architecture> cache hit.
2. <World-Wide Web> A request to a web server from a web browser or other
client (e.g. a robot).
The number of hits on a server may be important for determining advertising
revenue.
In the course of loading a single web page, a browser may hit a web server many
times e.g. to retrieve the page itself and each image on the page. In contrast,
caching by browsers and web proxies reduces the number of hits on the server
because some requests are satisfied from the cache.
3. <jargon> To press and release a key on the keyboard. Some prefer the
less aggressive "tap".
(2000-02-20)
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