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- Dictionarycache/kaʃ/
noun
- 1. a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place: "an arms cache" Similar
- 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"
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Cache primarily refers to a thing that is hidden or stored somewhere, or to the place where it is hidden. It has recently taken on another common meaning, “short-term computer memory where information is stored for easy retrieval.”
CACHE definition: 1. a hidden store of things, or the place where they are kept: 2. an area or type of computer…. Learn more.
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.
In computing, a cache (/ k æ ʃ / ⓘ KASH) 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 meaning: 1. a hidden store of things, or the place where they are kept: 2. an area or type of computer…. Learn more.
Cache definition, a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.: She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar. See more.
A cache -- pronounced CASH -- is hardware or software that is used to store something, usually data, temporarily in a computing environment. It is a small amount of faster, more expensive memory used to improve the performance of recently or frequently accessed data.
Jul 7, 2020 · What is a cache? A cache is a reserved storage location that collects temporary data to help websites, browsers, and apps load faster.
Jun 24, 2021 · Cache, which is pronounced "cash" (not "catch" or "cashay"), stores recently used information so that it can be quickly accessed at a later time. Computers incorporate several different types of caching in order to run more efficiently, thereby improving performance.
Jun 29, 2021 · A cache (pronounced cash) is a repository of temporary files that a device uses to speed up the user experience. There's a cache in a variety of places and on all sorts of devices. While every cache holds different information, they're all used for the same purpose.
