A load-store unit is a component of a computational architecture that is responsible for loading data from memory into registers, and storing results from these registers back into memory. It is typically used in processor cores, where it provides a means of moving data between the processor's internal register file and the system memory. The load-store unit is designed to support efficient operation with the processor's cache hierarchy and memory subsystem, and to minimize latency and bandwidth requirements for loading and storing data.
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