cache Pronunciation: /kaʃ/
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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: there was a good supply of meat in the caches
- (also cache memory) Computing an auxiliary memory from which high-speed retrieval is possible:
verb ( caches, cacheing or caching, cached)
- store away in hiding or for future use: he decided that they must cache their weapons
- Computing store (data) in a cache memory: the operating system tries to cache every disk operation
- Computing provide (hardware) with a cache memory: the device comes complete with 4MB of RAM to cache the hard drive (as adjective cached) a cached host adapter
Origin:
late 18th century: from French, from cacher 'to hide'