cache
cache (kăsh)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 *coācticāre, to store, pack together, frequentative of Latin coāctāre, to constrain, from coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to force. See cogent.]
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