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- DictionaryCache/kaSH/
noun
- 1. a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place: "an arms cache"
- 2. an auxiliary memory from which high-speed retrieval is possible: "typical cache sizes range from 64K to 256K"
verb
- 1. store away in hiding or for future use: "he decided that they must cache their weapons"
- 2. store (data) in a cache memory: "the operating system tries to cache every disk operation"
a. : to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment. cache camp supplies by a lake. coins cached in a teapot. b. computers : to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage. caching websites to speed up future retrieval.
cache noun (MEMORY) [ C or U ] (also cache memory) an area or type of computer memory in which information that is often in use can be stored temporarily and got to especially quickly: 256 Kb secondary cache. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.: She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar. anything so hidden: The enemy never found our cache of food. Synonyms: store, reserve, stockpile, hoard. Also called cache storage.
cache noun (MEMORY) [ C or U ] (also cache memory) an area or type of computer memory in which information that is often in use can be stored temporarily and gotten to especially quickly: 256 Kb secondary cache. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
In computing, a cache ( / kæʃ / ⓘ KASH) [1] is a hardware or software component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the result of an earlier computation or a copy of data stored elsewhere.
cache. (kăsh) n. 1. a. An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place: maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies. b. The concealed or hard-to-reach place used for storing a cache. 2. A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. Also called cache memory.
2 days ago · A cache or cache memory is an area of computer memory that is used for temporary storage of data and can be accessed more quickly than the main memory. [computing] The least accessed data in cache memory is replaced by newly accessed data. More Synonyms of cache. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
