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delayed write in operating file system

I read in some papers about NFS and Sprite that a system can use delayed writes when a client writes something to the server. I would like to know what is the purpose of this technique?
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Is there a command which will force Linux to flush cache of one file on an NFS share?

Related to this question on StackOverflow, I am wondering if there is a way for me to flush the NFS cache / force Linux to see the most up-to-date copy of a file that's on an NFS share. I have a ...