Lurp Vt. To Read A Large Data File Entirely Into Core Before Working On It.

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slurp vt.

To read a large data file entirely into core
before working on it. This may be contrasted with the strategy of
reading a small piece at a time, processing it, and then reading
the next piece. "This program slurps in a 1K-by-1K matrix and
does an FFT." See also sponge.

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