What does cache mean?
Definitions for cache
kæʃcache
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Princeton's WordNet
cachenoun
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
hoard, cache, stashnoun
a secret store of valuables or money
cache, memory cacheverb
(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
hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel awayverb
save up as for future use
GCIDE
cachenoun
That which is hidden in a cache; a hoard; a stockpile.
cachenoun
(Computers) A form of memory in a computer which has a faster access time than most of main memory, and is usually used to store the most frequently accessed data in main memory during execution of a program.
cacheverb
To store in a cache.
Wiktionary
cachenoun
A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
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.
cachenoun
A fast temporary storage where recently- or frequently-used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
cachenoun
A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
cacheverb
To place in a cache.
cacheverb
For the herb in a bowl to be entirely burnt to ashes and therefore having become empty, gone, or useless for further smoking
ChatGPT
cache
A cache is a hardware or software component that stores data so future requests for that data can be served faster. This stored data is typically a result of an earlier computation, or a duplicate of data stored elsewhere. The primary purpose of a cache is to increase data retrieval performance by reducing the need to access the underlying slower storage layer. It is a temporary storage area where frequently accessed data can be stored for rapid access.
Webster Dictionary
Cachenoun
a hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry
Etymology: [F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to conceal, to hide.]
Wikidata
Cache
In computer science, a cache is a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster. The data that is stored within a cache might be values that have been computed earlier or duplicates of original values that are stored elsewhere. If requested data is contained in the cache, this request can be served by simply reading the cache, which is comparatively faster. Otherwise, the data has to be recomputed or fetched from its original storage location, which is comparatively slower. Hence, the greater the number of requests that can be served from the cache, the faster the overall system performance becomes. To be cost efficient and to enable an efficient use of data, caches are relatively small. Nevertheless, caches have proven themselves in many areas of computing because access patterns in typical computer applications have locality of reference. References exhibit temporal locality if data is requested again that has been recently requested already. References exhibit spatial locality if data is requested that is physically stored close to data that has been requested already.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cache
kash, 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. [Fr. cacher, to hide.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Cache
name given in Canada to a hole in the ground for hiding provisions when they prove cumbersome to carry.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
cache
A source of subsistence and supplies, typically containing items such as food, water, medical items, and/or communications equipment, packaged to prevent damage from exposure and hidden in isolated locations by such methods as burial, concealment, and/or submersion, to support isolated personnel. See also concealment; evader; evasion; recovery; recovery operations.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cache
A hidden reservoir of provision (to secure it from bears) in Arctic travel. Also, a deposit of despatches, &c.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
cache
A hidden reservoir of provision (to secure it from bears) in Arctic travel. Also, a deposit of dispatches, etc.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cache in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cache in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of cache in a Sentence
People familiar with the investigation said prosecutors had examined emails between Mr. Biden … and others about Burisma and other foreign business activity, those emails were obtained by The New York Times from a cache of files that appears to have come from a laptop abandoned by Mr. Biden in a Delaware repair shop. The email and others in the cache were authenticated by people familiar with them and with the investigation.
Seeing our first sample on the ground is a great capstone to our prime mission period, which ends on Jan. 6, it’s a nice alignment that, just as we’re starting our cache, we’re also closing this first chapter of the mission.
The cache of the Mugabe name is there by virtue of Robert Mugabe, not by virtue of Grace Mugabe.
What he likes most is having the cache to create other things like' Cosmos,' like' The Orville.' That’s what he loves is that it’s given him creative control over other things that he can run with.
We do not hide the truth in eternity. (On ne cache pas le vrai - Dans l'éternité.)
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Translations for cache
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- запас, складирамBulgarian
- mezipaměťCzech
- CacheGerman
- caché, memoria cachéSpanish
- کشPersian
- varasto, piilottaa, varastoida, välimuisti, kätkö, kätkeä, geokätköFinnish
- mémoire cache, cacheFrench
- CacheIndonesian
- cel-eyoIdo
- skyndiminniIcelandic
- memoria cache, nascondiglio, ripostiglioItalian
- キャッシュJapanese
- ಸಂಗ್ರಹKannada
- 캐시Korean
- cacheLatin
- podėlisLithuanian
- cacheDutch
- cachePortuguese
- cacheRomanian
- кэш, тайни́к, запа́сRussian
- cacheminneSwedish
- కాష్Telugu
- 高速緩存Chinese
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