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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.”. Cash, on the other hand, is most often used in the sense “ready money.”.
CACHE definition: 1. a hidden store of things, or the place where they are kept: 2. an area or type of computer…. Learn 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.
noun. a hidden store of provisions, weapons, treasure, etc. the place where such a store is hidden. computing a small high-speed memory that improves computer performance.
So a cache is anything from a stash of cash to a store of information on reserve. Definitions of cache. noun. a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) see more see less. type of: storage space. the area in any structure that provides space for storage. noun.
CACHE meaning: 1. a hidden store of things, or the place where they are kept: 2. an area or type of computer…. Learn more.
1. a hiding place for ammunition, food, treasures, etc. 2. anything hidden in a cache. 3. a piece of computer hardware or a section of RAM dedicated to selectively storing and speeding access to frequently used program commands or data. v.t. 4. to hide in a cache.
