MSINVALIDATE
MSINVALIDATE is a term found in various Microsoft-oriented software projects. In general, it denotes an invalidation action—marking a previously valid state, resource, or cached data as no longer current. In practice, MSINVALIDATE often appears as a macro, enumeration value, or function name used to trigger such invalidation within a codebase.
Because MSINVALIDATE is not part of a standardized public API, its exact contract is project-specific. It is
Common contexts where MSINVALIDATE appears include graphics pipelines, where cached textures or render targets may need
Origins of the term are informal and rooted in general software development practice rather than a canonical
See also: cache invalidation, resource management, invalidation.