Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cache"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cache \Cache\, n. [F., a hiding place, fr. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cache
n 1: a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
2: a secret store of valuables or money [syn: {hoard}, {stash}]
3: (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 [syn: {memory cache}]
v : save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {lay away},
{hive up}, {squirrel away}]
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