Cache

[kæʃ]

Definition

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

(noun.) (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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Definition

(n.) A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.

Typed by Jolin

Definition

n. a hiding-place for treasure for stores of provisions ammunition &c.: the stores themselves so hidden.—v.t. to hide anything.—n. Cache′pot an ornamental flower-pot enclosing a common one of earthenware.

Editor: Susanna