pb cache

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Pipeline Burst Cache
PB Cache
Pipelined Burst Cache

   <hardware, storage> (PB Cache) A {synchronous cache} built
   from {pipelined} {SRAM}.

   A {cache} in which reading or writing a new location takes
   multiple {cycles} but subsequent locations can be accessed in
   a single {cycle}.  On {Pentium} systems in 1996, pipeline burst
   caches are frequently used as {secondary caches}.  The first 8
   {bytes} of data are transferred in 3 {CPU} {cycles}, and the
   next 3 8-{byte} pieces of data are transferred in one {cycle}
   each.

   (1996-10-13)