Out-of-core algorithm

Out-of-core or External memory algorithms are algorithms that are designed to process data that is too large to fit into a computer's main memory at one time. Such algorithms must be optimized to efficiently fetch and access data stored in slow bulk memory such as hard drive or tape drives. 
A typical example is geographic information systems, especially digital elevation models, where the full data set easily exceeds several gigabytes or even terabytes of data.
==References==
==External links==
* Out of Core SVD and QR
* Out of core graphics
* Scalapack design
Category:Algorithms
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