Definitions for: Cache


[n] a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
[n] (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
[n] a secret store of valuables or money
[v] save up as for future use



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: hive up, hoard, hoard, lay away, memory cache, squirrel away, stash, stash

See Also: buffer, buffer storage, buffer store, disk cache, fund, lay aside, save, save up, stock, storage space, store

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