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cache

[ kash ]

noun

  1. a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:

    She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar.

  2. anything so hidden:

    The enemy never found our cache of food.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. Also called cache storage. Computers. a temporary storage space or memory that allows fast access to data:

    Web browser cache;

    CPU cache.

  4. Alaska and Northern Canada. a small shed elevated on poles above the reach of animals and used for storing food, equipment, etc.


verb (used with object)

cached, caching.
  1. to put in a cache; conceal; hide.

    Synonyms:

cache

/ °ìæʃ /

noun

  1. a hidden store of provisions, weapons, treasure, etc
  2. the place where such a store is hidden
  3. computing a small high-speed memory that improves computer performance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to store in a cache
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cache

/ °ìă²õ³ó /

  1. An area of computer memory devoted to the high-speed retrieval of frequently used or requested data.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cache1

First recorded in 1585–95; from French, noun derivative of cacher “to hide,†from unattested Vulgar Latin ³¦´ÇÄ峦³Ù¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð “to stow away,†originally, “to pack together,†frequentative of Latin ³¦´ÇÄ峦³ÙÄå°ù±ð, equivalent to Latin ³¦´ÇÄ峦³Ù(³Ü²õ) “collected†(past participle of ³¦Å²µ±ð°ù±ð “to collect, compelâ€) + -¾±³¦Äå- formative verb suffix + -re infinitive ending
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cache1

C19: from French, from cacher to hide
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Example Sentences

Another cache of drugs was found in a Downey apartment, said to include “indications of a Mexican cartel.â€

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For Georgescu's critics, photographs of the weapons cache are the ultimate proof of his danger to the republic.

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A cache of emails released by his former employer JP Morgan suggested the relationship was in fact very close.

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Hawkins secured his most significant acquisition in 1976, when he discovered a previously thought destroyed cache of photographs and glass negatives for color images created by Paul Outerbridge.

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Soon, our cache of loose bills was depleted.

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