| fetch [fech] COMPUTER SCIENCE To locate and load into main memory a requested load module, relocating it as necessary and leaving it in a ready-to-execute condition. OCEANOGRAPHY 1. The distance traversed by waves without obstruction. 2. An area of the sea surface over which seas are generated by a wind having a constant speed and direction. 3. The length of the fetch area, measured in the direction of the wind in which the seas are generated. Also known as generating area. |