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    Cache
    an area of RAM set aside for the fast storage and retrieval of a certain type of data, e.g. font cache - all Acorn computers since the A5000 have had a cache incorporated into the processor, giving a massive improvement in performance - the ARM 2 and ARM 250 don't have a cache
    Found op http://www.archivemag.co.uk/
    
    
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    cache
    A block of memory for temporary storage of data likely to be used again. The CPU and hard drive frequently use a cache.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20581
    
    
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    Cache
    A cache is an area of very fast buffer memory used to retrieve frequently accessed data. As cache memory is faster than bulk storage memory, this results in a faster, more efficient data-transfer system.
    Found op http://www.sony.co.uk/glossary/ShowGlossary.action?site=odw_en_GB§ionty
    
    
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    Cache
    a large bank of random access memory used for temporary storage of information.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
    
    
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    Cache
    A temporary storage area for information which locates itself between the hard disk and the RAM by employing intuitive logic. It also speeds up access time of the data.
    Found op http://www.rodsmith.org.uk/photographic%20glossary/rods%20photographic%20gl
    
    
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    cache
    A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quicker data retrieval, e.g. a computer's BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM or a disk-cache utility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently accessed information from a computer's disk drives. N.B. Data can be accessed more sl...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
    
    
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    Cache
    Cache noun [ French, a hiding place, from cacher to conceal, to hide.] A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry. Kane.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/3
    
    
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    cache
    An obsolete device consisting of a lead cone covered with several layers of paper, having a mica window at the bottom, used as an applicator in radiotherapy, the radium or other radioactive substance being at the apex of the cone and filters being placed below as required. ... Origin: Fr. Hidden, co...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?cache
    
    
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    cache
    noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cache
    
    
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    cache
    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
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cache
    
    
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    Cache
    • (n.) A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cache/
    
    
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    Cache
    A small, high speed memory which 'borrows' information which has been recently used from the main memory in anticipation that the information is the next to be used. For example, an algorithm on the console computer determines which 50 applications programs have been used most. They are the ones pri...
    Found op http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/accgloss/gloss.html
    
    
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    Cache
    - Portion of processor memory that holds recently accessed data, designed to speed up subsequent access to the same data. When data is read from or written to main memory, a copy is saved in the cache, along with its address in main memory. The cache monitors the address of subsequent reads to deter...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21026
    
    

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