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Match the descriptions to these cache failure modes terms: Cache stampede, Cache penetration, Cache avalanche, Stale cache entry.
Cache failure modes
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Negative-result caching or suitable membership checks can reduce repeated nonexistent-key load.
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Cache avalanche
Stale cache entry
Cache penetration
Cache stampede
Spreading expirations and controlling regeneration can reduce synchronized cache-miss bursts.
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Cache avalanche
Stale cache entry
Cache penetration
Cache stampede
Coordinating one refresh or serving controlled stale data can reduce duplicate backend work.
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Cache avalanche
Stale cache entry
Cache penetration
Cache stampede
Stale data requires an explicit freshness policy and a suitable update, invalidation, or refresh strategy.
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Cache avalanche
Stale cache entry
Cache penetration
Cache stampede
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