slurp

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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