Other Definitions
cache (enc)
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Cache| Noun | 1. | cache - a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage | | | 2. | cache - a secret store of valuables or moneyfund, 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 characteristicsbuffer 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 | | | Verb | 1. | cache - save up as for future use | |
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