Look up: cache

1. Cache
   In computer terms, a cache is a region of very fast memory in a computer that is used to temporarily store a block of data retrieved from a mass storage device such as RAM or a disk. When the CPU requires a block of data it first refers to the cache, as accessing that memory is faster than accessing the storage device itself.
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2. Cache
   A cache is properly a hole in the ground used for hiding and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry. They were used by settlers in the western states of America and Arctic explorers.
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3. Cache
   A safe place, often hidden, for storage of food and other supplies.
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4. Cache
   A hiding place for food that the wolf can eat later.
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5. Cache
   A section of computer memory set aside for storing frequently-used data from a disk drive, speeding up the transfer of information.
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6. Cache
   A temporary memory store for fast access to a copy of data, details ...
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7. Cache
   a large bank of random access memory used for temporary storage of information.
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8. cache
   [n] - (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated 2. [n] - a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
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9. Cache
   The location where visited web pages are stored, enabling them to be displayed more rapidly at the next visit. Each browser has its own cache on the hard drive.
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10. Cache
    This refers to a block of RAM which the computer has set aside for frequent use. This reduces the CPU from having to repeatedly access the Hard Drive for information.
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11. Cache
    The space used for the temporary storage of data that must be accessed quickly. Usually an area of RAM memory which holds frequently used data from a hard disk.
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12. Cache
    Pronounced cash, a special high-speed storage mechanism. It can be either a reserved section of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. Two types of caching are commonly used in personal computers: memory caching and disk caching. A memory cache, sometimes called a cache store or RA...
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13. 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
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14. cache
    A block of memory for temporary storage of data likely to be used again. The CPU and hard drive frequently use a cache.
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15. 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.
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16. Cache
    a large bank of random access memory used for temporary storage of information.
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17. cache
    a request to read from memory which can be satisfied from the cache without using the main memory Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a request to read from memory which cannot be satisfied from the cache,for which the main memory has to be consulted Cat...
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18. 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.
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19. 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 slowly from a hard disk than from RAM.
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20. 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.
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21. 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, covered ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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22. cache
    noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
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23. 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
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24. Cache
    • (n.) A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.
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25. 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...
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