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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.
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.
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.
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. cache.
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.
Sometimes things aren’t really hidden but are stored away out of sight for use later. Computers even cache data and directories to retrieve when needed. So a cache is anything from a stash of cash to a store of information on reserve.
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.
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.
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.
