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cache

[ kash ]

noun

  1. a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:

    She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar.

  2. anything so hidden:

    The enemy never found our cache of food.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. Also called cache storage. Computers. a temporary storage space or memory that allows fast access to data:

    Web browser cache;

    CPU cache.

  4. Alaska and Northern Canada. a small shed elevated on poles above the reach of animals and used for storing food, equipment, etc.


verb (used with object)

cached, caching.
  1. to put in a cache; conceal; hide.

    Synonyms:

cache

/ æʃ /

noun

  1. a hidden store of provisions, weapons, treasure, etc
  2. the place where such a store is hidden
  3. computing a small high-speed memory that improves computer performance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to store in a cache
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cache

  1. An area of computer memory devoted to the high-speed retrieval of frequently used or requested data.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cache1

First recorded in 1585–95; from French, noun derivative of cacher “to hide,” from unattested Vulgar Latin 峦پ “to stow away,” originally, “to pack together,” frequentative of Latin 峦, equivalent to Latin 峦(ܲ) “collected” (past participle of ō “to collect, compel”) + -- formative verb suffix + -re infinitive ending
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cache1

C19: from French, from cacher to hide
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Example Sentences

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The Mongols allegedly kept the cache of weapons to use against rivals, including the Hells Angels, Outlaws, Sons of Silence and Vagos.

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Israel said it targeted Hezbollah facilities and weapons caches.

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Another cache of drugs was found in a Downey apartment, said to include “indications of a Mexican cartel.”

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For Georgescu's critics, photographs of the weapons cache are the ultimate proof of his danger to the republic.

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A cache of emails released by his former employer JP Morgan suggested the relationship was in fact very close.

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