Cache

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1 English
2 French
- 2.1 Noun
  - 2.1.1 Derived terms
- 2.2 Verb

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English

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Pronunciation

AHD: /kÄsh/
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Homophones

cash

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Noun

Cache (plural Caches)

A store of things that will be required in future, and can be retrieved rapidly. A cache may, or may not, be hidden.
Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down food caches to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from food cache to food cache on their return journey.
((computing{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A fast temporary storage where most recent or most frequent values are stored to avoid having to reload from a slower storage medium.

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Verb

to cache (third-person singular simple present caches, present participle caching, simple past cached, past participle cached)