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cache

/kæɪʃ/ /kæʃ/

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noun

A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.

Examples :

"Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down food caches to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from food cache to food cache on their return journey."

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noun

A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

Examples :

"The computer's cache stores frequently accessed files, so programs open much faster. "

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noun

(geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.

Examples :

"The geocaching cache contained a small, metal box filled with candy. "

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verb

To place in a cache.

Examples :

"The student cached the notes from the lecture in a special folder. "

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