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cache  (ksh)
n.
1.
a. A hiding place used especially for storing provisions.
b. A place for concealment and safekeeping, as of valuables.
c. A store of goods or valuables concealed in a hiding place: maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies.
2. Computer Science A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. Also called cache memory.
tr.v. cached, cach·ing, cach·es
To hide or store in a cache. See Synonyms at hide1.

[French, from cacher, to hide, from Old French, to press, hide, from Vulgar Latin *cocticre, to store, pack together, frequentative of Latin coctre, to constrain, from coctus, past participle of cgere, to force; see cogent.]

cache [kæʃ]
n
1. a hidden store of provisions, weapons, treasure, etc.
2. the place where such a store is hidden
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a small high-speed memory that improves computer performance
vb
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) to store in a cache
[from French, from cacher to hide]

cache  (ksh)
An area of computer memory devoted to the high-speed retrieval of frequently used or requested data.

Cache a hiding place, hence, the items hidden; the stores of provisions hidden by travellers or explorers on their journeys.
Examples: cache of green boughs, 1866; of jewels; of meat, 1865; of a barrel of pork, 1842; of provisions; of silver, 1860; of treasure.

In evasion and recovery operations, 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 evaders in current or future operations. See also concealment; evader; evasion; evasion and recovery; recovery; recovery operations.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cachecache - a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage
2.cachecache - a secret store of valuables or money
fund, store, stock - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
3.cache - (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
buffer storage, buffer store, buffer - (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
disk cache - a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Verb1.cache - save up as for future use
lay aside, save up, save - accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"

cache
noun store, fund, supply, reserve, treasury, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, stash (informal) A cache of weapons and explosives was found by the police.
Translations
cache [kæʃ]
A. N
1. (= stores) → víveres mpl escondidos; [of contraband, arms, explosives] → alijo m
2. (Comput) = cache memory
B. VT (= hide) → esconder, ocultar; (= hoard) → acumular
C. CPD cache memory N (Comput) → (memoria f) cache m or f
cache [ˈkæʃ] n
[arms, explosives] → cache f
a cache of food → un dépôt secret de provisions
cache memory n (COMPUTING)mémoire f tampon
cache
n
Versteck nt, → geheimes (Waffen-/Proviant)lager
(Comput: also cache memory) → Zwischenspeicher m, → Cachespeicher m
vtverstecken
cache [kæʃ] n (of arms, food) → deposito segreto
cache [kæʃ] n (of arms, food) → deposito segreto


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