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=== To place a block in the cache ===
* The cache line is selected based on the [[CPU cache#Flag bits|valid bit]]<ref name=":0" /> associated with it. If the valid bit is 0, the new memory block can be placed in the cache line, else it has to be placed in another cache line with valid bit 0.
* If the cache is completely occupied then a block is evicted and the memory block is placed in that cache line.
* The eviction of memory block from the cache is decided by the [[CPU cache#Replacement policies|replacement policy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/sum2003/cmsc311/Notes/Memory/fully.html|title=Fully Associative Cache|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224054857/http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/sum2003/cmsc311/Notes/Memory/fully.html|archive-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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