Cache
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noun
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verb
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(As a noun)
Cache ( noun )
- A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
- A hidden or inaccessible place where things are stored, often for safety.
Origin:
From french cacher ("to hide"), from old french cache, from cacher ("to hide, conceal"), from vulgar latin *coacticare, from latin coactare ("to bring together by force"), from coactus, past participle of cogere ("to gather, collect").
Examples:
- The computer has a cache of recently used files.
- The browser uses a cache to speed up page loading.
- The app uses a cache to store data offline.
- The cache memory stores frequently used data.
- The CPU uses a cache to speed up processing.
(As a verb)
Cache ( verb )
- A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
- A hidden or inaccessible place where things are stored, often for safety.
Origin:
From french cacher ("to hide"), from old french cache, from cacher ("to hide, conceal"), from vulgar latin *coacticare, from latin coactare ("to bring together by force"), from coactus, past participle of cogere ("to gather, collect").
Examples:
- The computer has a cache of recently used files.
- The browser uses a cache to speed up page loading.
- The app uses a cache to store data offline.
- The cache memory stores frequently used data.
- The CPU uses a cache to speed up processing.