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cache

Syllabification: (cache)
Pronunciation: /kaSH/
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Definition of cache

noun

  • a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place:an arms cache a cache of gold coins
  • a hidden or inaccessible storage place for valuables, provisions, or ammunition.
  • (also cache memory) Computing an auxiliary memory from which high-speed retrieval is possible.

verb

[with object]
  • store away in hiding or for future use.
  • Computing store (data) in a cache memory.
  • Computing provide (hardware) with a cache memory.

Origin:

late 18th century: from French, from cacher 'to hide'

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