The system includes a differentiating register to store information that differentiates entries in a section of a memory, logic coupled to the register to determine which entry is most likely to match a search key, and {HEAD ~ a comparator} to compare {TAIL ~ the search key} to the entry determined most likely to match 
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The system includes a differentiating register to store information that differentiates entries in a section of a memory , logic coupled to the register to determine which entry is most likely to match a search key , and { HEAD ~ a comparator } to compare { TAIL ~ the search key } to the entry determined most likely to match
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