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cache

UK/kæʃ/ US/kæʃ/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

2.

a secret store of valuables or money

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3.

(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics

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Origin

From French cache (as used by French Canadian trappers to mean “hiding place for stores”), from the verb cacher (“to hide”).

Phrases

  • cache buster
  • cache busting
  • Cache County
  • cache language model
  • cache stampede
  • Tête Jaune Cache

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